-timers to wizened oldies like the RW staff. Here’s a guide to help you get started – peppered with helping hands from the forum folk themselves. Finding your way aroundOn the forum, no beginner is too new, no question too obvious - and sometimes, no conversation
minute to find out the beginner’s basics. You’ll go faster, further and happier, we promise.Starting at the ground, possibly the only thing you really need in order to run is a pair of decent running shoes. They vary as much as prescription spectacles do
-sense approach to conditioning. It can help you to train more (for better marathon preparation and calorie-burning); it can help you to train healthier (who needs injuries and burnout?); and it can even help you to get faster (through interval training
.To help you stick to your running targets this year, we've called in the experts. When you're sitting down to make your resolutions check out our list of what to avoid - and soak up sage advice from experts like double Olympian Liz Yelling and nutritionist
that triathlon revolutionised her running. "I knew I could run faster and stronger but every time I concentrated on training for a marathon, I became injured," she says. "Triathlon training helped me to become a stronger runner and train injury-free." After
out of condition. ➋ I suggest about a 10 per cent increase in duration per week. Increasing by more than this leaves you more susceptible to injury and illness. Keep the sessions slow at this stage; this will help build your overall strength
fast could I (should I?) go? A. Most beginners' goal is simply to finish the race with a smile on their face, and that's what we're here to help you do. If you'd like to know what your training pace translates to, or how fast you'll need to run to hit
want to bring a discussion back to life, don't be shy: just add a new message at the end of it. Alternatively, start a new thread on the beginner forum. HEALTH AND INJURY FOR BEGINNERSBack hurts!Blisters - help!Breathing problems - is there a technique
to incorporate some faster running into your programme. Your three long runs a week will have helped you form an excellent endurance base on which to build, but if you stick to this routine your pace will improve only very slowly, and you risk getting
.co.uk)."You will also become a stronger runner: working out on varying terrain and uneven surfaces strengthens muscles and tendons." Here's how to make the break.Run/WalkIf you've only ever run in the gym, your first outdoor session may be tricky. "Treadmills help you
