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Post-Marathon: A Voyage of Recovery
By on 18/04/2011 07:05:29
Start your marathon recovery on the right foot
Congratulations: you've run your marathon! Now, unless you wish to spend the next few weeks plagued with soreness, sniffles and a soul-sapping sense of apathy, read on.What you do in the days following a marathon is just as important as what you did
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RW's Race Time Predictor
By Runner's World on 23/11/2004 12:08:59
Predict your race result - just enter a recent time from another distance
appropriate training for the distance. Doing a 22-minute 5K today doesn't mean you can do a sub-4 marathon tomorrow. Obvious, really.It assumes you don't have a natural significant bias towards either speed or endurance. Some people, no matter how much
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Hard Training Q&As: Marathoning
By Runner's World on 23/06/2004 17:25:10
From the forum: former London Marathon winner Mike Gratton on dedicated training
in marathon training?• I missed 2:45 in spring. how can I hit it in autumn?• Female, high-mileage: advice on getting from 3:26 to sub-3:15 marathonNUTRITION• What do elites drink in a marathon?• Nutrition: carbo-depletion/carbo-loadingMISC• Should I race a 5
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Inside Story
By Matt Barbour on 04/09/2008 10:45:34
What exactly is going on under your body's bonnet as you move through the 26.2 miles of a marathon?
No wonder the marathon is our ultimate yardstick – from cramps, to dizziness, to dehydration, those gruelling 26 miles 385 yards (count them) reach parts other distances can't reach. And it can pay to know exactly what parts, says Clare Lane
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Hard Training - With Mike Gratton
By Runner's World on 06/06/2004 14:24:12
See how former London Marathon winner Mike Gratton advises a cluster of RW members about moving their training to the next level
:45 in spring. how can I hit it in autumn?• Female, high-mileage: advice on getting from 3:26 to sub-3:15 marathonNUTRITION• What do elites drink in a marathon?• Nutrition: carbo-depletion/carbo-loadingMISC• Should I race a 5K and a half in the same week
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RW's BIG Race-Training Menu
By Runner's World on 20/07/2004 18:01:12
Everything about racing: finding a race, training, the big day and beyond... it's our BIG index...
in fullMile - short and sweet - great for summer5K - for first-timers and fast-timers alike10K - the UK's favourite distance10-mile - the classic mix of speed and enduranceHalf-Marathon - premium and normal schedules hereMarathon - our enormous marathon
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BIG Beginner Index
By on 16/02/2009 10:58:59
Our one-stop shop for new and novice runners, packed with links to all the information and advice you need to get started
running:Simplify Your Training With These Three Key SessionsThe only three quality sessions you'll ever need, whether you're training for 5K, 10 miles or a marathon.Pace Key Learn how to decode your training schedule. Complete Guide to Heart Rate Training
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Best of the forum: Beginners
By Runner's World on 25/09/2003 18:46:04
Highlights and frequently asked questions from our Beginners forum
be last?First race nervesHeadaches - tips to avoid them…Marathon - is it a good idea so soon?Race pace - what to aim for in a 5K?Race pace - what to aim for in a half-marathon? I've done 10 milesRun-walking analysis by professor Tim NoakesUndulating course
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50 Best Beginner Tips - From The Forum
By Runner's World on 26/07/2004 11:59:32
At the last count, 132,000 runners had posted 1.6 million messages between them on the Runner's World forum - here are 50 good ones for beginners
try for a quicker time or you can try and increase your distance. Personally I would go for the distance. You could think about entering a 10K race and then working towards a half marathon but again it depends on where you want to go with this running
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Can you race yourself fit?
By Runner's World on 05/05/2002 16:47:06
A common question - here's the answer
. But while that certainly seems the case for 800m and 1500m races, does it apply to longer events too?For a marathon, the experience might help you in a later race, but the toll on the body means it would not be advisable to have raced the distance in your
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