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How To Choose A Running Watch
By Sean Fishpool on 08/08/2002 10:42:37
Should you spend £30 or £130 on a running watch? And what's a countdown timer anyway? Here's all you need to know
up the back of the screen evenly, usually with a bright blue glow). We reviewed 8 good running watches in April 2002:Adidas FX100 £80Adidas SF100 £50Nike Triax 300 £99.99Nike Triax S Series Stamina 100-lap £99.99Polar S610 HRM £180 (with heart-rate
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Your First 5K (Preview)
By Kristen Wolfe Bieler on 01/05/2008 12:16:41
Get ready to toe the line for a 5K in just five weeks (non-subscriber preview)
up of two five-minute runs at a faster pace, each framed by five minutes of easy jogging. Once this becomes easy, try one 10-minute interval at threshold pace – this is about 85 per cent of your maximum heart rate, where you can utter a few words
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RW's Training Pace Calculator
By on 05/11/2004 16:32:36
Calculate your training paces - just enter a recent race time
Train too hard, and you'll probably burn out or get injured. Train too gently and you simply won't make the most of your potential (but hey, that's okay).Training by heart rate is one good way of getting it right (see the links at the bottom
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What You're Missing On The Forum
By Runner's World on 30/08/2006 09:57:07
A rolling digest of highlights to amuse and inform... updated August 30
few that will be doing both.Oooooh – some of you do like numbers! Maximum heart rate, resting heart rate, working heart rate, and percentages of all three – they’re always somewhere to be found in the forums. The latest of these seems to be simply a
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Welcome To Integrated Training
By Marc Bloom on 01/06/2002 16:03:24
To be a better runner, you need to broaden your exercise programme. Welcome to integrated training
use a heart rate monitor, aim to hit 90 per cent of your maximum heart rate. Begin and end the session with 10 minutes of easy running. The middle 25 minutes is where you want to enter your tempo zone.Tempo running requires greater focus than other
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Everything You Need To Know About Hill Training
By Runner's World on 01/06/2002 15:51:47
Hill running is a tough but fantastically effective fitness booster. And you know, it can even be fun...
to 10-15 seconds per mile slower than your current 10K race pace. Run at this pace for five minutes then increase the gradient to five per cent and run for two more minutes at the same pace. This should force your heart rate up by 10-15 per cent
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In For The Long Haul: Ironman Training Tips
By on 04/08/2009 11:44:29
There are few events that will test you as much as an Ironman. It's an enormous undertaking, but with the right preparation, and by following the advice from our experts, you can do it
back to back. Ride the first lap at a pace slightly lower than your goal race effort (measured by either power or heart rate), ride the second lap at your goal race effort and ride the final lap slightly higher than race effort. After the bike do a 20
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24 Shortcuts To Your New PB
By Matthew Ray on 25/11/2009 17:13:40
We asked the experts for the 24 best ways to transform your race performance - and push your personal best into new territory
at the end. You need to get up to race pace earlier on and stay there. The key thing is to get your warm-up strategy right and include some faster 200m sections where you take longer strides to drive your heart rate higher. Practise your warm-up routine
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Your First 5K
By Kristen Wolfe Bieler on 01/05/2008 12:07:50
Get ready to toe the line for a 5K in just five weeks
up of two five-minute runs at a faster pace, each framed by five minutes of easy jogging. Once this becomes easy, try one 10-minute interval at threshold pace – this is about 85 per cent of your maximum heart rate, where you can utter a few words
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Best Lunchtime Sessions
By on 19/11/2009 10:05:13
Can you turn your one-hour lunch break into an effective training session? The answer is yes, but it requires a little planning
– the difficult one is swimming. In a race we cannot keep looking at our heart-rate monitor or stopwatch,” says Bill Black, who coached the GB Men’s Triathlon Team at the Sydney Olympics. “But if we train at a certain pace in the pool we can keep cross
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