best time for the distance is. Here it is advisable to be as honest as you can, because you will be put in a heat with runners of similar ability. The advantage here is that you will be in a competitive race, which should pull you to a better time
means that they increase heart rate and blood pressure as well as boost your calorie burn. How they do this isnt clear, but research indicates that they introduce an inefficiency to the body so that it wastes heat energy.A handful of studies show
It is said that 30 to 40 per cent of body heat is lost through the head, and in the warm summer months, that is a welcome fact when you are out on the run. However, come the winter, ice-bound ears and a frozen bonce are a danger. So here are three
and have been shown to reduce running performance over 10K by as much as 2 minutes. It is also worth noting that cases of exertional heat illness, such as heatstroke, are not isolated to the summer months. The best way to assess your fluid loss
wink or a grin or even (how cruel) a tip of the pint glass! High-fiving the kids was fun and helped to keep me smiling even when it hurt.The heat was draining and the extra water required weighed me down (any excuse!), but the weather brought the crowds
' with We Will Rock You blaring out...)So I needed something versatile, something that will let me clock up the slow miles in the snow and then, more importantly, isn’t going to turn me in to Fricker Stew in the heat of the desert. Enter my new best threads
Yoga for Runners blog, Bikram Yoga is a demanding (but highly rewarding!) series of 26 postures and breathing exercises practised in a heated room. Practising Bikram Yoga can help with injuries and weight loss, reduces blood pressure, improves posture
chance to get warmed up, used to running in the heat - and to check out the competition. In 2009 I'd felt chuffed with my 9 minute/mile pace in the 6K, which would put me in the main pack of most of the big city races I'd done back in the UK. In Cyprus
First thing to say about the 11K Hill Run, is that it's hard. Really hard. Almost entirely uphill, most of that steep, entirely on rocky trails in the Cypriot heat. And a final steep climb into the village for the final kilometre felt especially
The sun’s finally out, which means it’s time to turn up the heat on your triathlon training. To guarantee you taste race success this summer, we’ve put together a series of training newsletters that combine to create an essential guide to the sport
