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Take Care Of The Twinge
By Selene Yeager on 14/06/2010 17:40:17
Learn to troubleshoot a minor pain before it becomes a full-blown injury
.FIX Gear back and increase your cadence to take pressure off your hips. Follow the glute-strengthening advice in Knee (below). Do yoga poses such as the pigeon, where one leg is bent 90 degrees in front of you, flat on the floor, and the other is extended
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Hope Tour: Days 3-6 - Barnsley to Melton Mowbray
By Kerry McCarthy on 20/12/2012 13:51:08
Follow RW's Kerry McCarthy as he attempts his biggest challenge yet: 12 marathons in 12 days.
: Chesterfield to DerbyThis is where our bodies really started to protest about the battering they were taking. Everyone picked up some sort of injury on this leg and due to my left knee not cooperating (all the muscles around it locked up and prevented it from
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Enduring Questions: Armstrong vs The Marathon
By Amby Burfoot on 03/07/2006 14:23:22
In the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong would devour riders over 2,000-plus miles. Could he do the same over 26.2?
distance race he ever entered as a teenager. He obviously had legs, guts, and stamina from the go.He also won a more recent running race. This time it was a run-bike-run affair called the Dirty Duathlon in Rocky Hill, Texas, back in December 2002
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Reader to Reader: Do gym days = rest days?
By Jane Hoskyn on 11/03/2007 08:02:33
Is it OK to ditch rest days completely if you mix cross-training days with running days? Here's what you thought
This week's question was emailed to me by forum member Little Lizard, who has taken barely a single rest day in years. She reckons gym work is enough of a rest for her legs, but could she be overdoing it and storing up trouble for the future
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Reader to Reader: Running Outside v. The Treadmill
By Catherine Lee on 06/08/2007 09:31:09
What's the best way to get used to running on the roads after clocking up all your miles on a treadmill? Here are your suggestions
Listen to your legs not your watchI started off running on a treadmill and, like you, had a big shock when I started running outdoors. Having said that, once I got used to running outside I've really never looked back. It’s easier in lots of ways to ignore
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Plyometric Power
By David Morton on 29/09/2010 12:45:10
Running is a series of actions. If you could prime each one with an explosion of energy, you’d become faster. Plyometrics is your gunpowder, so pack your muscles with fire power and leave your old PBs for dead
your legs, the quicker you can run over any distance and the less effort you will have to put in to get yourself there. Which we would all like. Very much.But what is it, really? Plyometrics, commonly referred to as 'plyos' by people who do them
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Yoga for Runners: yogahaven Studio Review
By Sarah O'Neill on 27/07/2011 14:53:56
In this guest post, Sarah O'Neill checks out yoga studio mini-chain yogahaven
to bring the foot parallel to knee. The outside of your right shin should be resting on the floor.3. Use your arms for stability and slowly slide the left leg back, straightening the knee, bringing the thigh to the floor and ensuring the top of the foot
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Faster Transitions: Save Five Minutes
By Nicola Joyce on 05/07/2011 16:27:48
Transition is often called triathlon’s fourth discipline and getting it right will save you more time than you think
for transitions just as you do for swim, bike and run. "Plan one-hour sessions every week. Run through all aspects of T1 and T2 - wetsuit removal at speed, getting on your bike, and getting off the bike for the start of the run leg. By training for transition, you
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Top 10 Running Surfaces
By Marc Bloom and Steve Smythe on 01/06/2002 14:29:22
Not all running surfaces are created equal - we've rated the top 10, from asphalt to woodland
, the grassland of parks, golf courses and football pitches provides the purest, most natural surface for running. Areas where sheep graze are often home to fine, close-cropped turf, too.Pros: While grass is soft and easy on the legs in terms of impact
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Classic Speedwork
By Bruce Tulloh on 01/06/2002 16:51:16
Serious speed for serious runners - here are the foundations
, decreasing the load as they switch over to track training in April and May. The emphasis is on squats and leg extension exercises, but it’s better to follow an all-round programme, including work on hamstrings and quadriceps, to maintain a balanced
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