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What Went Wrong?
By Runner's World on 05/05/2002 16:35:06
Throughout your running life there'll be races that you'll look back on and think, “What the hell happened there?” Here are the answers to a few of those head-scratching scenarios
up places.You can also blow up if you havent trained properly. If your longest run has been eight miles, dont be surprised when the wheels fall off at the 15-mile point of a marathon, for instance. For shorter races, plan to run further than
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Running Made Simple: Racing and Speedwork
By Mark Remy on 18/05/2005 12:39:40
A third short cluster of tips on how to keep your running a refuge from life's complexity... and maybe even run better in the process
RacingYou've trained for months, so don't blow it: race smart"The strategy that applies to almost any race is to run with your head for the first two-thirds of the race and with your heart for the final third," says coach Jack Daniels. Running
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Make A Break For It
By Ed Eyestone on 07/10/2002 17:02:12
How to put on a spurt in a race, no matter how fast you are
often feel better because you switch on your fast-twitch fibres, which are relatively fresh.Against Fast Finishers Just as a boxer can set up his opponent for a knockout with a series of body blows, a well-timed surge in the middle of a race can
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Winding Down - Three Weeks To Go
By Bob Cooper on 06/04/2009 17:12:05
Everything you need to know and do in the three weeks leading up to your marathon
Speed up, but only to goal pace, because trying to ‘make up for lost time’ is a fool’s game. You can still achieve your goal time by speeding up slightly during the second half of the race.You slip off goal pace mid-raceThis is the time to give yourself
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Ask the Experts: Marathon Mental Strength Q&A with Dr Victor Thompson
By on 16/04/2012 10:07:43
Catch the highlights from Friday's lunchtime debate, when ASICS Target 26.2 psychologist Dr Victor Thompson answered your questions about achieving your goal in your spring marathon
to the race with injury or life getting in the way. It’s important you first have a sensible plan of how you will ‘play’ the event: your pacing, your nutrition and your focus.If you feel shocking towards the end of the event and end up walking
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Marathon Race-Week Q+A: Liz Yelling
By Liz Yelling on 17/04/2009 16:08:07
Double Olympian - and Lucozade Sport Super Six mentor - Liz Yelling answers your frequently-asked marathon questions
an hour before the race. Drinking about 500ml should be plenty if you are already well hydrated.Q. I drink plenty in the run-up to a race but struggle with needing the loo when I start. Any advice? XCRA. Stopping your fluid intake 60 minutes before
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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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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
Standfirst: Author: Sean Fishpool and Bud BaldaroPics: Tim De FriscoIssue date: sep99 / Perfect 10 panelKeywords:--Problem:I’ve never raced that far beforeSolution:No problem. First of all, remind yourself that if you can walk six miles, you
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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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