If there's one bit of running kit that really matters, it's those bits of moulded polyeurethane on your feet. So this week we've picked out three niggling shoe queries from the Gear forum. Lend us your thoughts...Q1: The washing machine conundrum
it has no big, clunky buttons to confuse matters, the current speed, average speed, speed comparison, time and distance constantly scroll through its three-line display in an easy-to-read format. The speed and distance is picked up from a wired wheel
, we have solicited time-management tips and strategies from busy runners everywhere; teachers, lawyers, newspaper editors, television presenters. We asked every time-stressed runner we knew how he or she made time for running. Then we picked the best
for the next Olympics, the following tips should help to make running a little more comfortable for you.Start slowly. This one’s basic, and it works every time. Ease into your runs and pick up the pace only when you feel warmed up. Johnny Kelley, who completed
weeks though. Make sure, too, that your long runs aren't longer than three (or three and a quarter) hours. If they are, you’ll get too tired and start to see negative returns.Run the last 45 minutes to an hour of your long runs at marathon pace
Kean are here to help you crank it up a gear as the mileage starts to climb.Ramp it up: High mileage trainingSam says: Your peak mileage weeks shouldn’t be a real shock to the system. It will feel harder and the long runs will be longer, but it’s something
injury.Using the sessions already mentioned, and following every fast day with a day or two of easy running, should allow you to develop speed without undue risk of injury. At first, one speed day a week will begin gearing up the system. Once
In the weeks leading up to April's Boston Marathon, in which he finished third, American elite runner Ryan Hall logged hundreds of miles over the mountainous roads of Mammoth Lakes, California. The workouts that mattered the most? His weekly tempo
when defending his title last year in Hawaii. His race was cut short when his front derailleur gear cable broke. The lesson here is to check that your equipment works before the race, so that if it does fail, you know that it couldn't have been picked
have long enough before your race, you can start to add a little speedwork to your schedule once you reach a regular 16-20 miles a week. The benefits of speedwork far outweigh the small amount of time that you put into it, and it works for every level
