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Q+A: Why am I heavy-legged and lethargic?
By Alison McConnell on 09/09/2000 10:02:10
Our experts answer real-life questions
Q Three weeks into a retirement (after 32 years of shift work) that I hoped would see my return to serious competitive running, my plans have been thwarted. Ive become incredibly heavy legged when I run. A blood test has shown that Ive a high
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Fast Legs, Firm Abs
By Kelly Pate Dwyer on 03/09/2007 10:00:13
Outdoor cross-training circuits will make you a stronger, fitter runner - no gym required
& Side-Plank With Twist From a press-up position, drop to rest on your forearms, keeping your legs and back straight and your stomach pulled in (see picture below). Hold for 30 seconds. Transition into a side plank, placing your top hand behind your head
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Four-legged fiend
By Andy Blackford on 15/09/2004 12:37:05
A dog is for life... not just for when you need a convenient excuse
“Let’s have lunch,” suggested Seaton in a startling display of magnanimity. “There’s some interesting stuff going on this year – we need to sort out your diary.” I could hardly contain my excitement – albeit less about the ‘interesting stuff’ than at the prospect of finally disco...
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Enduring Questions: How Lactate Makes A Run Better
By Amby Burfoot on 07/10/2005 09:38:03
It makes your legs burn and can ruin a run, but lactic acid is just misunderstood
, that dreaded substance that turns your legs into cement blocks. These days, however, respected and reasonable people are saying some nice things about lactic acid, or at least about the lactate that is quickly produced from lactic acid. In a journal article
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Reader To Reader: Baby it's cold outside
By Jane Hoskyn on 16/02/2007 12:31:29
So you've managed to get out the door in freezing weather - but then your legs refuse to warm up. What's the answer?
Sub-zero temperatures aren't very inviting, but at least running quickly gets the blood flowing and the body temperature cooking. In theory, anyway. One RW reader revealed on the forum that her legs never warm up when she's running in the cold
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Beating Exercise Fatigue
By Matt Fitzgerald on 06/03/2007 18:50:48
You know that heavy feeling in your legs that makes you slow down? It starts in your head. Here's how to teach your mind to let you run longer and stronger
As any runner who’s ever felt their legs turn into lead anvils at the end of a hard session or race knows, running further or faster all boils down to a battle against fatigue. So you train to increase either the distance or the pace – or both – you
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Question Time
By Bruce Tulloh on 07/10/2003 14:52:48
Some questions never seem to go out of style - but then, nor do the answers
For nearly 20 years, I wrote for RUNNERS WORLD and its predecessors, Running and Jogging. I have also given countless clinics and seminars, coached dozens of athletes and met tens of thousands of runners at races around the country. Throughout this period, I seem to have answere...
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Busted: Most Common Excuses
By David Morton on 18/10/2010 16:13:55
Turn the best get-out clauses into reasons to run today.
-ups and alternate leg thrusts with a minute's rest after each rep. Then sprint on the spot for 10 seconds and jog for 10 seconds. "The effort will temporarily deplete your immune system chemicals that would otherwise react to the cold air and produce
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Add a twist to key exercises
By on 06/02/2013 11:21:05
Boost your running performance with these simple exercise tweaks.
Squats The twist: Lift one legStand with arms out in front of you. Extend your left leg in front of you and lower yourself into a squat. Pause, then slowly pushyourself up to standing. Check your knee doesn’t turn inward. Do three sets of 15 reps
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Q+A: What's your stretching routine, and what are your key stretches?
By on 08/02/2013 12:31:51
Elite Advice with Jo Pavey.
knees bent, arms by your sides, and pull your knees towards your chest.Groin stretchSit with the soles of your feet together. Push down on the inside of your knees to feel a stretch.Glute stretchSit with one leg bent and crossed over your straight leg
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