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Shortcuts To Success
By Alisa Bauman, Rebecca Lageman and Steven Seaton on 10/05/2002 15:56:13
From start to finish, here are 40 ways for you to improve your running
have to do it at least three days a week. That kept me healthy and happy as a beginner, and now I like running so much that Ive added speedwork. Not bad for a former couch potato, says Kevin Flynn, who works and trains in Cardiff.17. Watch other
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Heart Rate Monitors - The Basics
By David Mitchell on 20/10/2008 10:49:53
Do you need a £360 heart rate monitor - or will £30 be enough? Here's how to buy a versatile training ally
times, and average heart rate for each lap. You can also expect a countdown timer for repeated intervals (useful for speedwork sessions). For just a little more money, you’ll usually be able to set multiple target training zones. In addition, footpods
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Enduring Questions: Can Hills Make You Faster?
By Amby Burfoot on 07/07/2005 10:23:42
Some runners avoid hills because they can cause injuries and they're, well, hard. Time to reconsider
At Runner's World we try to practise what we preach, and so, along with following abstemious diets (well, we try), we also follow our training advice. That means regular speedwork, long runs, rest days and the dreaded hillwork. Repeatedly dragging
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What type of runner are you?
By Runner's World on 11/06/2007 16:48:54
Committed or casual, surface shine or hidden depths... what kind of runner are you?
)Look through my training diary for an explanation, seek advice on running message boards, and resolve to lose those two extra pounds I've been carrying around.b)Don't care too much as long as the experience feels the same. c)Figure it's time to resume speedwork
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Going For Goals
By Steven Seaton and Bruce Tulloh on 04/12/2002 13:33:19
10 first-time running goals - and how to achieve them
Speed, like weight loss, is a simple concept. The only way to run faster is to run faster. What that means in practice, especially for a beginner, is moving from a single-speed run to variable paced training. This is initially difficult because
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Double Your Endurance
By Amby Burfoot on 10/05/2005 16:02:25
Introducing the wonders of the running world - seven simple plans to double your endurance
As runners, we all want to increase our endurance, but we’re often referring to different things. While the beginner often wants to go further – from two miles to four miles, then to six, more experienced runners don’t see much point in running
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Training For Two
By Marc Bloom and Rob Watts on 27/05/2003 16:48:14
How to make running with a partner really work
part in hill sessions and other types of speedwork. Lawson has also found that, since shes been running with him, Brady has been much more obedient and well-behaved. I also feel much safer when running with Brady. Where I run is quite isolated and he
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Easy Does It
By Hal Higdon on 04/11/2002 12:55:15
Running isn't meant to be completely effortless, but sometimes you do get the feeling that it could be a bit less like hard work. Here are 35 tried and tested ways to make things a little easier
my friend wants to do is train for a marathon, or anything like that. Three or four miles a day, every other day – that’s his thing. Speedwork? Forget it. Train at the track? No way. Just make the activity a little more palatable, he asks. Please
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Running Essentials
By Sean Fishpool and Alice Palmer on 16/02/2009 10:09:51
The 10 most important products a runner can own
while, you’ll probably own a version of most of these items. But if you’re a beginner, this list should get you on the right track and help you enjoy years of safe, rewarding running. 1. The Right Running Shoes Why? A good running shoe is the single most
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Reader to Reader: Should I train to a schedule?
By Catherine Lee on 16/07/2007 16:45:06
How important is it to train to a schedule? Here's what you thought
. Sometimes I get up at 5.30am to fit in speedwork or distance with a friend. On Fridays my club does a circuit session open to kids so we get a core session and they get the basics of good health. You really do have to be flexible and work things around
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