popping next door in full ice-hockey goalkeeping kit. For a game of tennis. "Your resting heart rate at night is quite normal," Joe Dunbar tells me. "Although resting heart rate tends to be lower in fitter people and higher in the less fit, this is far
wouldn't do a 25-30 mile run every weekend and feel fine the next day. – debboYou can't compare them except in terms of general exercise in a given HR zone for a certain time. You can't say "OK I have done 50 miles of cycling so that gives me 'x' miles
to the big day. BAD HABIT: You are your own medic We runners are quick to self-diagnose and treat when something’s 'off'. We’ll ice a tight hamstring, pop ibuprofen and hobble through lingering pain. Big mistake, says Paula Coates, author of Running Repairs
and ice up top - not fun if you are new to it. I would suggest you take full body covering and an emergency blanket - and let people know where you are going. Nick L Join the thread Recipe For Recovery What's your recovery secret after a long
a gait analysis done before you buy new ones. Do you do much stretching? I found it really helped, along with physio. – RuzI had shin splints when I started training for the first time - very keen. Hurt like hell and went to the doc; no good. Iced
it to the taper phase injury-free and feeling strong and buoyant about her running. This is a wonderful place to be as the race draws closer. She now just has the final touches to put on top - the icing of her training so she is rocking on April 26. The taper
the thread For the week ending 15 June 2009Hot to trot...Runner Rivalry When you spot another runner ahead of you on a run, do you get the urge to overtake them even if they’re faster than you? Schmoo74 I find that chaps are (generally) more competitive
