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Welcome to our new Yoga for Runners blog
By on 12/04/2011 17:20:18
In the first instalment of our new blog, Team RW takes up yoga in a bid to out-stretch injury.
guys would - that yoga was eithera) A hobby for Birkenstock-wearing, dream-catcher-toting hippies.b) For women.How wrong I was. A month in (one session a week) I have already seen improvements in my running, my daily posture and my core strength
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Running: Master Your Stride
By on 04/05/2011 09:44:57
If you don't know how to run, you'll never be the triathlete you want to be
and cause excessive upper-body movement. Your body has enough to do without your core being forced to work harder to keep you facing forward. Keep your arms at a 90-degree angle and drive them back but not too far forward. If they come up too high your upper
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Weathering the Season
By Ruth Emmett on 03/11/2011 10:00:00
Banish bad winter running habits and keep training all season
running gloves: as blood gets diverted to legs and core muscles, runners' hands are especially prone to the cold.
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Mind Gains: Fool your Brain
By Matt Gilbert on 06/04/2012 10:00:00
How to trick performance benefits out of your brain – and the science behind it
. Those exercising in the heat clocked slower times – but they dropped pace well before their core temperatures rose significantly, suggesting pace is pre-emptively set by the brain. How can you counter this? There’s no way to sugarcoat it: learn to deal
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The UK's Best Running Club 2009
By Runner's World on 12/01/2009 10:17:11
Join us in recognising the achievements of clubs up and down the country by nominating your organisation for our Best Running Club Award 2009
and old, to greater success. We at New Balance applaud this core community of runners and are proud to support this prestigious award which celebrates the very best the UK and Ireland has to offer. New Balance have always kept the real
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RW's 60-Second Guides: Tapering
By on 03/04/2012 16:06:00
What to do, eat and think in the weeks before race-day
.PsychologyDon’t panic It’s only natural that as you run less and race day approaches, your anxiety levels will rise. Don’t worry about losing your fitness – the core strength and endurance base you have built up over the preceding months will not disappear in the space
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Beginner triathlete kit guide
By Annie Rice on 17/04/2013 11:11:33
The must-haves for starting out in triathlons
and bike leg of the race.Look for: A comfortable fit, quick-drying fabric and durability.Price range: £70 - £1501. Pearl Izumi Select Trisuit, £79.992. Ocra Core racesuit, £63.73 3. 2XU Active Trisuit, £75WetsuitWhat: After the bike, wetsuits are possibly
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Big Change: Running & pregnancy
By RW on 13/03/2013 15:26:41
You don’t have to stop running when you become pregnant, but you do need to take things easier.
of changes in your balance and centre of gravity as your body develops.Find your levelHow intensely you train during pregnancy depends on your pre-pregnancy fitness levels. The most important precaution is to avoid becoming overheated (a core body temperature
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Fast Legs, Firm Abs
By Kelly Pate Dwyer on 03/09/2007 10:00:13
Outdoor cross-training circuits will make you a stronger, fitter runner - no gym required
calories on sunny autumn days – now, doesn’t that sound better than the gym?CORE POWER (30 mins)Do these exercises slowly, favouring form over repetitions or time. Warm-up Run for 10 minutes; do four 30-second strides during the last five minutes. Plank
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Who are they, the Pirate Ship of Fools?
By Jj on 03/01/2008 16:10:22
From the origins of the name to their first Ironman races - a historic account of our unofficial forum triathlon club
, and specifically focused on the big annual holiday-competition, so other people need to accept that they will always be slightly peripheral to the core group. "Occasionally there have been accusations of the group being cliquey because we know each other and have
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