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Reader to Reader: Train less, run faster?
By Catherine Lee on 11/06/2007 11:26:59
Can you improve on fewer sessions per week? Here's what you thought
keen to hear from anyone who has run close to or under three hours for the marathon on three runs a week. What level of success have people had with this type of 'minimalist' approach to training?" – it's time for a changeYour best answersWork hard
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Reader to Reader: Too old for a PB?
By Catherine Lee on 25/06/2007 10:24:34
How much does your age limit what you can achieve? Here's what you thought
guy who did his first half-marathon aged 27 in about 2:15, and now 10 years on is doing 1:13! – Stevie GMore haste, less speed As everybody else has said, of course you can, but I urge you to be patient and set realistic goals. I started running again
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Reader to Reader: Should I train to a schedule?
By Catherine Lee on 16/07/2007 16:45:06
How important is it to train to a schedule? Here's what you thought
- what advice would you offer him as he prepares for his first half-marathon?"I’m a fairly new runner (aged 37) and a busy job and young family prevents me from having a rigid training schedule. I tend to start each run very steadily then decide whether
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RW Pocket Race Guide - October
By Catherine Lee on 27/09/2007 12:59:04
What's coming up, what's closing soon, what's filling fast
if this is your goal - the relaxed, festive atmosphere could otherwise play havoc with your target mile splits. More half-marathon highlights...Leicester City Half-Marathon (Leicestershire, October 14)Great Eastern Run (Cambridgeshire, October 14)Maidstone Half-Marathon
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RW's 60-Second Guides: Tapering
By Catherine Lee on 03/04/2007 16:06:00
What to do, eat and think in the weeks before race-day
condition come race-day. TrainingThree weeks is the optimum amount of time to taper if you’re preparing for a marathon. There’s little you can do to make yourself fitter in this time – here are some basic guidelines to help you put in the miles without
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Ceal Of Approval
By Catherine Lee on 19/06/2007 11:33:18
RW forumite Ceal talks to us about life as the UK's premier LV65
string of enviable road race times have earnt her the title of premier LV65 (Ladies Veteran 65+) over 10K, 5K and half-marathon in the UK.Three months from now she will be toeing the line in Italy for the World Masters Track and Field Championships, where
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Reader to reader: Bouncing back from a bad race
By Catherine Lee on 18/06/2007 16:20:20
How do you pick yourself up after a bad race? Here are your motivational tips
confidence and persuade her to sport her trainers once more?“I started competing in March this year at the Liverpool Half-Marathon. I was really pleased with a time of 2:06 and felt like a proper runner. I was confident I could do two hours on Sunday
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Reader to Reader: Running at different paces
By Catherine Lee on 14/08/2007 09:01:58
How important is it to run at different paces? Here's what you thought
since and am really enjoying it. In the magazine, I’ve seen quite a few articles mention "race pace" - 5K pace, marathon pace, mile pace etc. What is this? How fast is it? How do you measure it? During my regular runs I tend to be out for around 40
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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
picking up the pace and eventually the walking breaks went. A few years on, I'm now a marathon runner and gone from a size 14 to between an 8 and a 10. So stick at it, it's worth it in the end. Oh, and by the way,you'll burn a lot more calories outside
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