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Improve Your Base Fitness
By Steve Lumley on 19/11/2009 17:56:53
To swim, bike and run faster and for longer, you must work on your advanced fitness, but you neglect the basics at your peril
, an indication that a significant contribution is being made from the anaerobic energy system. Training intensity therefore needs to be low - around 55-70 per cent of maximum heart rate, or conversational effort (if you can't easily carry on a conversation
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Going For Goals
By Steven Seaton and Bruce Tulloh on 04/12/2002 13:33:19
10 first-time running goals - and how to achieve them
systems and don’t be afraid to seek medical help for what seem like a minor problem.Finally, buy a heart rate monitor, which is a good way of controlling your training programme and tailoring it to your individual needs. It will also tell you when it
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Quick As You Like
By Don Kardong on 01/06/2002 16:36:01
A little speedwork can help you to run smoother and faster. And it's not nearly as hard as you think
three or four runs a week, and you feel pretty good. Youre just not sure how to step it up from there. Maybe speedwork seems too complicated with all those distances to reckon with, times to record, heart rates to monitor and rest intervals to pay
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Novice Know-how
By on 18/11/2009 11:55:40
More and more races are introducing novice waves, but you still need to know what to do even before you step into the water
your wrists. Keep adjusting the suit until it feels right." This may not be clear to you until you are in the water. Do at least four to five minutes of swimming to warm up, including some stretching out and short efforts to raise your heart rate
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It Won't Change My Running!
By Emma Litterick on 05/06/2002 21:50:35
A first-hand experience of running and pregnancy - prepare to be surprised...
of lavender and rosemary filling my nose. The light was sharp and refreshing. Life felt good and pregnancy was at last fitting into my routine. Running formed the backbone of my day; the familiar sensation of a raised heart rate and sweat on the skin soothed
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My 2005 London Marathon
By Runner's World on 06/05/2005 21:56:17
How was it for you? - Quotes and pictures from London 05
reached over the railings for a kiss!I passed through halfway at 1:55, bang on my plan although at this time the heat and sunshine were having an effect on me, other runners were already walking and struggling. My heart rate was much higher than
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Vets In Practice
By Alison Hamlett on 07/02/2006 14:51:39
The passage of time need not slow you down. These three veterans are more golden than olden
too could hold back the years. 20s Your running may still be improving, but your heart is already slowing down by around one beat per year. Your maximum heart rate controls the oxygen pumping round your body, as you age less oxygen is available
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Progress Makes Perfect
By Marguerite Lazell on 22/12/2003 11:50:43
New Year's resolution - a brief catch-up with our three marathon first-timers finds them well on the way to marathon success
exercise. She swims, bikes, walks and jogs, and after two months, her resting heart rate has dropped to 48 beats per minute, her motivation is sky high, and she has been able to fit in the demands of her training around a busy work and social life
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Hard Training Q&As: Nutrition
By Runner's World on 23/06/2004 17:42:38
From the forum: former London Marathon winner Mike Gratton on dedicated training
sluggishness at the beginning of my long runs? • What exactly causes a reduction in resting heart rate? • Do I need a rest? • Is this tiredness a result of working hard, or over-doing it? • How hard does hard training need to be? • Routines
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Hard Training Q&As: Misc
By Runner's World on 23/06/2004 17:47:59
From the forum: former London Marathon winner Mike Gratton on dedicated training
sluggishness at the beginning of my long runs? • What exactly causes a reduction in resting heart rate? • Do I need a rest? • Is this tiredness a result of working hard, or over-doing it? • How hard does hard training need to be? • Routines
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