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RW Races of 2003: Best Tough Races of 2003
By Runner's World on 05/02/2004 14:13:37
The top five tough races in the Runner's World Races of 2003
!"Gareth Davis, on the Snowdonia Marathon. Obviously, any event that involves thick mud, tunnels, ice cold water, barbed wire and fire is going to come top of our tough races category. Others in our top five, though, offer a different kind of challenge.1 Tough
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20 Races to do before you die
By Alison Hamlett on 20/08/2008 15:59:21
RW's guide to the 20 best foreign races every runner should complete from around the globe
before passing through the Sun Gate to see the Inca capital of Machu Picchu spread out before you: undoubtedly one of the most impressive race finishes in the world. www.andesadventures.com Antarctica Ice Marathon Push your running
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Back On Track
By Lisa Jhung & Elizabeth Hufton on 16/03/2009 11:58:48
If your final phase of big-race training is paved with obstacles, try these detours
It happens to a lot of runners. You set your sights on a big race, log your miles and put your social life on hold, only to run into a roadblock in the last four to six weeks – that ‘monster month' when you're at your peak but still weeks away from
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Winding Down - Two Weeks To Go
By Bob Cooper on 12/04/2009 11:43:21
Everything you need to know and do two weeks before a marathon
up. Fat reserves can therefore postpone or prevent a race-day collision with the notorious ‘wall’. Eat foods that are high in unsaturated fat, such as nuts or fish cooked in olive oil. Limit foods that are high in saturated fat, such as pizza and ice
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Sweat Surrender
By Alison Hamlett and Michael Donlevy on 09/08/2010 12:19:44
Your body temperature and the amount you sweat can have a major impact on your performance. Here’s why it happens – and how you can stay cool as things heat up
can cool the blood being pumped back to your heart." Some triathletes wear an ice vest before a race on a hot day.Pace yourself"Many people finish a race and say the heat defeated them, but usually they've gone too fast, not hydrated enough or not paid
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RW's Ultimate Marathon Q+A
By on 07/05/2002 19:03:13
Help! The answers to some common marathon training questions
to your race paces, but heart rate is an equally good guide (especially if you're new and you don't know what your race paces are). The glossary suggests target heart rates, and so even the most basic heart rate monitor (from about £40) will be a valuable
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Post-Marathon: A Voyage of Recovery (Preview)
By Runner's World on 27/04/2009 00:00:00
Start your marathon recovery on the right foot (non-subscriber preview)
hours after the race and may linger for up to a week after the marathon. For the first 24 hours after the race, apply ice (wrapped in a cloth) frequently to any painful parts of your legs, keeping it on for about 12 minutes at a time. Elevate your feet
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Post-Marathon: A Voyage of Recovery (Preview)
By on 18/04/2011 07:58:48
Start your marathon recovery on the right foot
hours after the race and may linger for up to a week after the marathon. For the first 24 hours after the race, apply ice (wrapped in a cloth) frequently to any painful parts of your legs, keeping it on for about 12 minutes at a time. Elevate your feet
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RW's Ultimate Marathon: How I overcame...
By Runner's World on 07/05/2002 19:03:13
First person success stories in training
injury would never let me put a full effort into speedwork. Anyway, come 10 miles on race day, an agonising shot of pain tore up my right leg into my buttock and brought me to my knees. I had to pull out, limp a mile to the nearest Tube station
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Post-Marathon: A Voyage of Recovery
By on 18/04/2011 07:05:29
Start your marathon recovery on the right foot
hours after the race and may linger for up to a week after the marathon. For the first 24 hours after the race, apply ice (wrapped in a cloth) frequently to any painful parts of your legs, keeping it on for about 12 minutes at a time. Elevate your feet
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