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MdS Training Blog: Kit Check!
By James Fricker on 30/01/2012 15:24:02
Team RW's Marathon des Sables blogger
shrink the bag down to reduce the awkward bouncing… in the words of Charlie Sheen – winning! However, my first road test with the pack didn’t go exactly to plan – my speed dipped and fatigue set in fairly early, and the 18 miles I run to and from the tube
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Q+A: What's the best strategy for climbing hills?
By on 08/09/2011 16:07:27
of effort, so that your muscles do not become excessively fatigued. In sprint or Olympic-distance races (and on short hills), you can afford to exceed CP/CV as long as you don't do it for minutes at a time. Climb the hill steadily, with the sensation
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Q+A: How can I improve my running over the winter months?
By on 04/01/2012 10:00:00
strength and power, all timed so you peak for your goal race.Triathletes tend to spend very little time working on their flexibility. With more flexibility you have a greater range of movement, muscles fatigue less quickly and recovery is quicker. If you
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Train Smarter, Not Harder
By on 18/11/2009 09:36:57
Becoming a better triathlete is not about finding more time to train, it's about using the time you do have to greater effect
or progression. You put in junk miles because you can fit them in, not because they are specific to your goals. They fatigue you, but have no meaningful benefit. Remember this: it is not about finding more time to train, but using the time you do have to greater
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Reach Your Peak for Race Day
By on 18/11/2009 13:26:05
Don't just plod your way through the last few training weeks before a rece - these sessions are the ideal opportunity to sharpen your speed and help you reach your physical and mental peak just in time for race day
up miles during their training schedule and will be much fitter - but also more fatigued - as a result. Successful peaking involves shedding this fatigue without losing any fitness."The key to this is reducing the volume of training but maintaining
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Rebuild Your Fitness
By on 23/11/2009 14:04:56
Missed some training sessions recently? Fear not, your fitness is only 40 press-ups away
without becoming fatigued. Here are four moves Grainger recommends:PlankLie face-down on the floor and use your forearms - elbows directly beneath your shoulders - and toes to prop up your body so it forms a straight line. Hold for 30 seconds. Relax
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Running To Stand Still
By Alison Virgo on 05/05/2011 08:08:41
The story of an ME/CFS sufferer
in May... I am trying to do an event each month culminating in the Vitruvian Triathlon in September! Madness prevails...People ask me why I don't raise funds for ME. Well, the truth is that whilst it is a horrible illness (for me, overwhelming fatigue
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My VLM 2010: sam elliz (3:56.08)
By sam elliz on 27/04/2010 10:15:54
A great first marathon, but I cannot walk now!
fatigue in the front of my thighs at Mile 10 but ran past the couple who got married on Friday and were in their wedding outfits: respect.Going through the tall buildings of Canary Wharf, the back of my right thigh cramped up and I had eaten all my
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The Seeds of Speed
By Owen Anderson on 01/11/2002 17:19:50
What really builds your speed? Here are the technical secrets of how to make your body work for you
capacity in competition. Improving your muscular strength can also boost race speeds. Increased strength often has a positive impact on economy, but it also increases the fatigue resistance of muscles, allowing them to sustain quality speeds for longer
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Enduring Questions: How Lactate Makes A Run Better
By Amby Burfoot on 07/10/2005 09:38:03
It makes your legs burn and can ruin a run, but lactic acid is just misunderstood
," writes the physiologist, "acidosis and muscle fatigue would occur more quickly, and exercise performance would be severely impaired." I’ve been hearing claims like this for nearly 10 years. At first they came mainly from just one source, Professor George
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