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Injury First Aid - The RICE Method
By Patrick Milroy on 30/07/2002 21:17:30
If you get injured, you need to take immediate (and we mean immediate) action. Here's how
to restore to full health, so it should go without saying that you need to take early active intervention. Acute injury is associated with local bleeding and that the object of first aid is to minimise this bleeding and reduce its consequences. The acronym
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Where It Hurts
By Christie Aschwanden on 30/03/2009 12:00:52
Ten ways a runner can feel the burn - and then deal with it
DEHYDRATION Ouch You're parched, your mouth is full of cotton balls, and your heart races. Science Plain and simple: You've lost too much fluid. Cure Drink! Water is best to quench the thirst, but drink what you crave. HITTING THE RED ZONE Ouch Your muscles burn – an...
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No Pain, All Gain (Preview)
By Christie Aschwanden on 30/03/2009 14:24:26
Prep your body and mind to handle anything your run can throw at it (non-subscriber preview)
The wheels were coming off, and all I could do was watch them roll away. This was my third straight August running the Pikes Peak Ascent in Manitou Springs, USA, and I'd begun the day confident, ready to put hard-won lessons to work. My first year
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Injury: When To Run, When To Stop
By Patrick Milroy on 05/06/2002 18:57:39
Most runners have grown out of the 'if it isn't hurting, it isn't working' mantra. But what's the difference between a routine twinge and a potentially disastrous injury?
GETTY IMAGESPicture the scene (you may not have to try too hard). You’re in good shape, you’re enjoying your run and suddenly something hurts. How do you know whether to run through it – crying ‘no pain, no gain’ – or to rest for five minutes; whether to walk home immediately or ...
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No Pain, All Gain
By Christie Aschwanden on 30/03/2009 14:24:56
Prep your body and mind to handle anything your run can throw at it
The wheels were coming off, and all I could do was watch them roll away. This was my third straight August running the Pikes Peak Ascent in Manitou Springs, USA, and I'd begun the day confident, ready to put hard-won lessons to work. My first year
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My VLM 2010: Jaime Keeble (5:25.57)
By Jaime Keeble on 30/04/2010 08:44:39
My first marathon - but definitely not my last!
This was my first marathon and it was great. I didn't reach my target time (to go under five hours) but I finished in 5:25.57. I got to that dreaded 20-mile point and then my legs got very heavy.I used a combination of running and walking after
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Q+A: How do I use hand paddles?
By on 13/06/2011 12:00:00
Q. I'm a fairly experienced swimmer but I've never used training aids such as hand paddles and don't really know where to start. What would you recommend?A. Swim training with paddles is a great way to develop upper- body strength, perfect your
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Avia ECS-Teem £80
By Runner's World on 24/01/2003 12:53:33
Weight 402gEvaluation ECS – the Ecto Cantilever System – is Avia’s take on the ‘mechanical midsole’ – Nike’s Shox and Adidas A3 were the first shoes to utilise this concept, but while Nike and Adidas use the pillars to provide cushioning, Avia uses
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Q+A: I drank plenty. Why this marathon cramp?
By Joe Beer on 03/09/2000 21:35:13
Our experts answer real-life questions
and carbohydrate drink at each of the aid stations. Im mystified by this cramp. Did I do something wrong?A First of all, drinking four to five litres of fluid in the 48 hours before a marathon is about right. A person generally needs a millilitre of fluid
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Nike Shox D £119.99
By Runner's World on 09/10/2000 15:31:04
of the previous models. On the technical side this means that Nike has added a medial post lacking from the first two models above the four rearfoot elastomer pillars, to aid stability. Its still not a shoe for severe overpronators, but that added support
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