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Pool Your Talents
By on 04/06/2010 08:37:23
The majority of your swim training may take place in the pool, but it can still improve your open-water skills
. "If you look around any pool, you can spot people who are nervous and uptight when they're swimming: they will be grimacing," says Kelly. The result is that the muscles in the face, neck and shoulders tense up and stroke efficiency plummets
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Heroes of Running 2008 - Winners
By Runner's World on 23/04/2008 17:21:26
Join us in recognising the outstanding individuals who make us exceptionally proud of our sport
Eight years ago, dedicated club runner Keith Passingham was diagnosed with bowel cancer. Where some might have buckled under after such a crushing blow, Passingham, now 56, got ready for battle. He endured the lengthy and exhausting treatment
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Lucozade Sport Super Six: Helen (sub-4:30)
By Runner's World on 19/12/2008 01:00:37
Follow the progress of Helen, our sub-4:30 hopeful, as she receives expert advice from mentor Nick Anderson
to pick up the pace at Mile 20 in any case. But suddenly, everything ground to a halt. The road narrowed and everybody seemed to be walking. By the time I reached the next mile marker, I was four minutes down. I knew I wouldn’t be able to claw it back. I
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Readers' Races of the Year 2004
By Runner's World on 18/01/2005 12:00:51
You voted for them... here they are. It's your favourite races of 2004
, or the sole rating for September's Quicksand 15, your scores and comments are now helping runners up and down the country to decide where to race each weekend.The ratingsWe've divided the 2004 ratings into two tables:Races with more than 10 votesRaces with 3
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Forum vs Dartmoor Vale Marathon
By kittenkat and Catherine Lee on 23/10/2007 13:10:57
Find out what happened when a hardy contingent of RW forumites took on a trio of classic race distances through some of Devon's most beautiful countryside
renowned marathon runner Shades, faced more unusual challenges still. "I’ve agreed to pace a blind runner round," she posted during the weeks leading up to the big day. "I haven’t done it before - we’re using a piece of rope and voice. He’s done 156
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Break Bad Training Habits
By on 18/11/2009 15:10:50
Very few triathletes have perfect training technique and race preparation but there are a number of common errors that you can easily correct
different and that there is a chance they will blow up later on. It's a three-discipline sport, after all. And if they don't fade, then they're just a better athlete than you. So focus on your own race and just get on with it.
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10 Steps to 5K Success
By Nick Morgan on 02/07/2007 13:58:16
10 can't-fail ways to master 5K
the control group saw virtually no improvement. Go out hard "For me, setting the right pace is the hardest part," says Commonwealth Games silver medallist Jo Pavey. "You can't go too fast at the start and risk blowing up, but you don't want to start too
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Pocket Race Guide - December
By Alice Palmer on 26/11/2008 10:37:49
Featuring... London Santa Run 6K, GRIM 8, Thompson Brothers Stockport 10, Bedford Harriers Half-Marathon, Staffforshire Moorlands Xmas Cracker 8, North Pier Boxing Day 10K, Glynneath 5, Box Hill Knacker Cracker 10K
) Three laps of a rolling road course, and your penultimate chance to run a UK marathon in 2008. Not feeling up to the full distance? Take the relay option... --Wokingham Half-MarathonFilling Up Fast…OK, so these events might be weeks away, but you'll need
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10K Problem - 10K Solution
By Sean Fishpool and Bud Baldaro on 06/05/2002 12:01:56
But I've never raced that far; but I hate speedwork; and more
’ll definitely be able to get round a 10K one way or another, so there’s nothing to be afraid of. The first step is to start building up your training distances in small increments to improve your endurance. It’s easiest if you integrate the training into your
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RW's BIG Race-Training Menu
By Runner's World on 20/07/2004 18:01:12
Everything about racing: finding a race, training, the big day and beyond... it's our BIG index...
-marathon schedules Tried and trusted... Our best-ever schedules -- for the half; 12 weeks from sub-1:20 to 2:30 run-walk Essential Q&As -- Nutrition, training, race day and more...The technical know-how -- Pacing tactics and fuelling advice to avoid a blow-up
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