to incorporate some faster running into your programme. Your three long runs a week will have helped you form an excellent endurance base on which to build, but if you stick to this routine your pace will improve only very slowly, and you risk getting
It might sound too good to be true, but this simple training technique can increase your endurance and calorie-burning, decrease injuries and help you to run faster.Going For Goals 10 first-time running goals - and how to achieve them.The Total Beginner
Running on roads can be quite a shock to the system if you’re not used to it,as this week’s questioner has just discovered. Disappointed in his performance and struggling to see past this temporary setback, can you offer him practical training
triathletes are racing the clock rather than each other so no matter what standard you are, there's a place for you in the sport. The fact you have experience of marathon running will stand you in great stead for taking part in a multi-sport endurance event
performance laboratory.Ask yourself the following question: at what pace or paces should I train to maximise my fitness and my running performance? If you can answer this question, you have the key to a successful training programme.Over the past 25 years
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
. They havent learned the ropes yet and need guidance every step of the way, with answers to dozens of everyday questions: What should I eat? What should I wear? How fast should I go?Well, here are the answers all in one place. Whether youre a beginner
helps regulate the body’s fluid levels,” says Bob Seebohar, author of Nutrition Periodization for Endurance Athletes. The loss of salt is also connected to other running problems, such as cramping. So exactly how much salt should runners ingest