shoes? Is there any real difference between the men's and women's editions of running shoes? I have to wear glasses while running - what can I do when it's raining?Why won't my legs warm up when I'm running the cold? What should you wear to run

harder training sessions.4. My body, my selfIn the early stages of my running, I waited for my body to somehow magically change into that of a runner’s. I expected my legs to grow longer and leaner, my muscles to become tight and sinewy, and all my joints

This extract is from The Runner's World Complete Book of Running by RW USA Editor Amby Burfoot. You can now preview it, free, for two weeks without risk or obligation. All running programmes for beginners are the same: they move you from walking

gentler on the legs. See full threadFinding time to run Helen A - I'm no morning person but I get an enormous satisfaction from going out first thing. The roads are much quieter, it always seems to be less windy and I feel so good when I get to work

to say the cold weather is doing wonders for my speed work... the faster I run the quicker I get back home to a hot shower! – Christmas time callycat and wineDon’t mind the cold as long as you have a base layer top and leggings, hate cold AND rain

.To help make all this happen, here's our first-ever beginners' racing guide. Here, you'll find everything that you need to know – from tips on nutrition and warm-ups, to race-day strategies and recovery techniques. Race DayRace day can be intimidating

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

’ve already mentioned this several times, but it can’t be over-emphasised. All runners, from beginners to veteran marathoners, would like to run longer and easier. The R/W system gives you a new tool to achieve this. Does it come at a cost? Sure. Your overall

that VO2max is not just the amount of oxygen that your heart and lungs can provide. As you train, your leg muscles become more efficient at burning the available oxygen. This is the specificity of training, which helps explain why a fit swimmer might

This particular runner doesn’t know the Penguin. A struggling back-of-the-packer, he’s puffing through a 5K on aching legs, and doesn’t recognise the trademark waddle of the man ahead of him. That man is John Bingham, the man they call the Penguin