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The Perfect Running Week
By Jeff Galloway on 24/06/2011 13:00:00
Find out why a structured schedule can keep you healthy and motivated
that regularly injects some fun into your routine and keeps you coming back for more. Include a speed workout only if your goal is to run faster.When to runRunning every other day allows 'weak links' - your knees, feet, or hips - time to heal. Do slow, long runs
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Labour Laws
By John Bingham on 27/11/2003 10:50:18
Learn to take life - and your running - at your own pace
until the day before it’s due. And I’ve come to understand that some of life’s lessons are, in fact, absolutes. Such as ‘thin’ is the only word to use in a sentence that contains the word ‘hips’.One of the most important lessons in my life occurred
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Our Bodies, Our Selves
By John Bingham on 08/08/2003 15:35:34
You can’t trade your body in for a new, improved model. Accepting the natural strengths and weaknesses of the body you have is the key to becoming the best you can be
This section is adapted from No Need For Speed - A Beginner's Guide To The Joy Of Running, by John Bingham. Buy this book!Many adult-onset athletes believe that living an active lifestyle would be easier if they could trade the body they have
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Words Of Whizz-Dom
By Beth Eck, Alisa Bauman and Mark Remy on 04/08/2002 13:22:59
The RW staff around the world have learned a few things about running over the years. Here's a sample of their hard-won wisdom
"Taking care of myself and staying uninjured is more important than any training run or race. If I had learned that last year when I was struggling with a hip injury, I would have taken a break immediately and fixed the problem, rather than trying to run
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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
on the left side and repeat rolling it off. Pull the upper part of the wetsuit down to your waist, then run to transition.As you reach your bike pull the wetsuit from the side over the hips and down the thighs. Then move from one leg to the other, lowering
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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
Speed, like weight loss, is a simple concept. The only way to run faster is to run faster. What that means in practice, especially for a beginner, is moving from a single-speed run to variable paced training. This is initially difficult because
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Get Started: 30 Essential Tips
By Selene Yeager on 14/01/2011 10:23:42
Start your journey to becoming a runner with 30 of our top tips
out fat-burning enzymes, which help your aerobic system work more efficiently. Also, synovial fluid (the lubricant in your joints) warms up, helping your body to move easily. "Too many beginners skip this step without realising how much more
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Tri in 10
By Zoë McDonald and Lisa Buckingham on 24/11/2009 09:42:10
Train for a triathlon in just 10 weeks with these simple sessions and schedules
minutes without stopping; swim 500m without stopping; cycle at an easy pace for 45 minutes.OLYMPIC PLAN Run for 45 minutes without stopping; swim 800m without stopping; cycle at an easy pace for 60 minutes.Pre-Training Programme For BeginnersWEEKS 1 AND 2
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What's Hot On The Forum: Archive
By Runner's World on 17/09/2007 10:44:44
The RW forum is a huge beast, so each week we cream off the stuff that's getting you up and down (November 2007 - December 2007)
I have on occasion listened to a book on a long run - it keeps me from wandering mentally. - JustJamieI'm afraid only really nasty thrash metal, or hip-hop keeps me going but I usually throw some blues, soul and other stuff in the mix to keep me surprised
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