...Running with music: Steven SeatonLatest Blog Entry (Updated 25/06/08) I imagined that racing with music would be easier than training. After all races are hardly social experiences. I can't remember ever striking up conversation with anyone mid-race. It's all about
James Barnard is Multimedia Designer at Runner's World, and blogs about running as Sir Jogalot (www.sirjogalot.com). He paced the 11-minute mile group at this year's Virgin London Marathon - the following is an excerpt from his blog.Two words sum up
before.Catch up with the webchat (below) and follow our Yoga for Runners blog series.Read the whole forum debate.Q. How useful is Bikram for preparing the body acclimatise to races in hotter conditions? Jimmy FA. Bikram yoga is incredibly useful
As we mentioned in our previous blog, the second set of Tree is actually a different pose altogether, but you pick up the posture where you left off with Tree. Toe Stand (Padangustasana in Sanskrit- you really should be fluent by now) requires
Welcome to posture three of the 26 postures in the Bikram yoga series. This blog is brought to you from the sunny surroundings of South Beach, Miami, where your intrepid reporter is researching Bikram as practised over the pond and running up
Our first two blog posts introduced Bikram yoga, and now we're getting into the nitty-gritty of how the 26 specific postures in the Bikram sequence can improve your running performance.Practising yoga in the heat brings huge benefits
So here it is, blog 4, and the second of the 26 Bikram poses. We're properly getting warmed up now - although not as warm as you'll be by the time you're halfway through the set. Dripping with sweat doesn't even begin to cover it, no matter how low
Alexandra Rees is a qualified sport and exercise scientist, ex-club runner and Bikram yoga devotee of six years, who can now touch her toes with sickening ease.Like Kerry McCarthy, who in our first blog admitted that he thought yoga was solely
competitors left in the race this is pretty good going!Catch up on Jamie's training blog posts, or read on to get a taste of what Jamie will be facing in the desert over the next few days, courtesy of our 2011 MdS blogger Alison Hamlett.What is the Marathon
-bad-race stages will help you reset your mindset.1. Immediately after: WALLOW (A BIT)"It's natural to be disheartened when things get tough," says Mark O'Hara, author of The Winner's Monologue. Cry, mope, blog, vent to a fellow runner. Do what you need to for a