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How I (Finally) Beat Shin Splints
By Shattered Shins on 06/05/2004 12:07:01
RW member Shattered Shins tried everything under the sun to overcome chronic shin splints. Here's her account of what worked for her - and what didn't. (This is not an official RW article, but she's been sending this to needy RW member
and the toes and heel parallel to the inner edge of the step - or with the toes slightly turned away from the straight edge , step up and back down – keeping the lower foot immediately to the side of the upper foot – and quite far away from it – and being
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Racing With A Heart Rate Monitor
By Joe Dunbar on 05/06/2000 10:49:31
Data from a heart rate monitor can help you optimise your race performance - but you have to be careful how you go about using it
and the associated adrenaline surge that accompanies a competitive situation, though this has yet to be scientifically established. If you did use your HRM in a race and paced yourself according to your training rates, you'd probably be holding yourself back rather
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Missing In Action
By Andy Blackford on 05/09/2003 11:22:02
Map reading may not be an instinctive skill, but you'd have to practise at being this bad at it
rucksack for the map. I stared at it with my most rugged and eagle-eyed outdoor look. It smirked back at me and stuck its tongue out. I turned it upside down – or was it downside up? I refuse to be intimidated by a pattern of wiggly, coloured lines. So I
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Pearls Of Wisdom - Preview
By Rob Spedding on 24/09/2004 11:08:56
Five runners - five lessons they wished they'd learnt before they started
and the messages it sent to my brain. All too often I ignored little niggles in order to complete an extra mile in training. If I had spent a little less time running in those early days, and a bit more time resting and stretching my back and lower limbs
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RW's Guide To The Perfect Comeback (Preview)
By Elizabeth Hufton on 29/12/2006 15:45:06
Tired of false starts? Here's how to make a triumphant return to running, however long you've been sidelined (non-subscriber preview)
is clear: no matter how badly your running has gone wrong, how much fitness you've lost, you can make a successful comeback. And you won't need Robbie Williams, either.Running often leads to layoffs. It places high demands on your body and, unlike lower
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Fast Lane: Extend Your Peak
By Ed Eyestone on 27/02/2008 08:10:29
Reload and reduce to keep racing successfully for months
on runners, volume but not intensity was reduced by 85 per cent over seven days. As a result, 5K performance improved about three per cent, or close to 36 seconds for a 20-minute 5K. Yet when another study tried to peak runners by lowering volume
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How to Outrun Winter Colds
By Liz Plosser on 05/01/2011 17:29:48
Find out whether you should hit the roads or opt for the sofa when you have a cold
from exercise drops when you run for longer than 90 minutes at a time because of a surge in the stress hormones cortisol and adrenaline. Sip a sports drink during high-intensity workouts: "The sugar helps maintain blood glucose, lowering stress hormone
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The Busy Runner's Guide to Staying Fit
By Liz Plosser on 06/07/2011 12:00:00
Strengthen muscles and build bone density with these short workouts
Add five minutes each to the envelope run and resistance routines Afterwards, do five quick stretches. Hold each stretch for 30 seconds per leg.1. Standing quad stretch2. Seated iliotibial band stretch3. Lower back stretch4. Hamstring stretch5. Hip flexor
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Heart Rate 101
By Garth Fox on 02/11/2011 10:58:34
Sports scientist Garth Fox explains the whats, whys and hows of heart rate training
steady runs and marathon pace runs for more experienced runners. Spend 10-25 per cent of your training time here. High Intensity 80-95% of maxThe lower end (80-85 per cent) of this zone encompasses tempo (or lactate threshold) runs - a 'comfortably hard
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Yoga for Runners: Position 1 - Pranayama Breathing
By Alexandra Rees on 16/05/2011 10:37:05
The first in the Bikram yoga sequence - a dose of breathing that can help you run faster.
with the top of your head. 4. As you exhale (for a count of six), bring your elbows and wrists together in front of you, whilst gently and slowly tipping your head back. Exhale through your mouth making a 'haaaaa' sound, and ensure you fully empty your lungs
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