through the winter is a must. But chuck in a few races for good measure to keep you on your toes, keep things fresh and give you a near-term target and focus. See them as a series of stepping stones to the Coastal Marathon, and increase intensity
to give the worked muscles a break. Higher heart rate, feeling of tiredness, a drop in performance and increased susceptibility to viruses are all symptoms that you appear to have. To reverse the effects of overtraining, you should stop training completely
running? If it's not that long, then back up to 45 minutes three or four times a week is really good! Don't try to increase your distance too quickly, though. I had a minor accident with a broken leg, and was advised to build up slowly to avoid getting
it psychologically.""The mind can be extraordinarily powerful," says sports psychologist Dr Jill Owen. "With the right mindset, most runners can far exceed their expectations. When you're 'psyched up' your levels of adrenaline increase, making your body ready
would work at increasing mileage or intensity. 2. Branch out. Learn to swim, ride a bike, join the pilates class, take out/make better use of a gym membership. Avoiding discouragement is part of the job. Practice at this also means that when the race
. There are some simple rules to follow for beginner runners:1. Good shoes: properly fitted by a running specialist2. Run slowly: slower than you think you need3. Don't increase distance by more than 10% each week4. Don't increase both distance and intensity
, to save the run being "junk miles" for me, I wear a weighted pack to increase the intensity of the run. It's crucial to wear a pack with a chest strap and waist strap to prevent chafing and stress injuries. – CraigB Have you ever heard of a top
by the continuous pounding and 'flattening' of the foot as well as a tendency for blood to increase down at ground level (gravity?). Mostly an extra half size of shoe will do. – Johnny JAs soon as I get to 30-35km the throbbing starts, because there's fluid building
-finder websites, but don't feel they have given me reliable info. What's the best way?"– No11Your best answers...Measure the distance on a map of your route. Preferably fairly short and straight to increase accuracy. Run the route at your normal comfortable
-term damage that running might do, particularly as your breasts increase in size. A good sports bra becomes essential just to go for a walk, let alone a run. So my advice is to think about the long term. Having to stop running is very frustrating, but only
