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Set Realistic Goals And Achieve Them
By Ben Hewitt on 02/01/2007 08:57:17
Improve your sprint finish, injury-proof your body, better your pace... let us help you set realistic goals and show you how to achieve them
to train at your race pace in a series of intervals that eventually add up to the whole race distance," says Koop. "For races longer than 10K, duplicate pace only, not duration, since you’d need too much recovery at the longer distances." The sessions Run
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TW Interviews: Chrissie Wellington
By on 04/10/2010 18:02:24
You asked the questions as Chrissie Wellington prepared to make it four wins out of four at the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii.
are all part of training. It is not just about when you are in the pool, on the bike or running. If you forget to focus on rest and recovery then you will never fulfil your true potential.For me, it is crucial to have consistency in my training. That means
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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
For as long as I’ve been running – and I recently passed the four-decade mark – I’ve been practising certain key principles of our sport. Run long to develop endurance. Run fast to build speed. Take recovery days as necessary. Sleep well. Eat a
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The Perfect Marathon Week
By on 16/04/2012 11:05:00
Your day-by-day guide up to and including race day - mind, body, food, drink and admin!
to a fast recovery. (Some of the sections are geared towards the London Marathon, but you can carry the principles anywhere.)MondayMind Focus on miles 1-5 of the Marathon. Prepare for taking anywhere from 2-10 minutes to cross the start line
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RW's 60-Second Guides: Tapering
By on 03/04/2012 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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Ask The Experts: Marathon Nutrition with ASICS PRO Team expert Ruth McKean
By on 14/02/2011 13:27:05
Catch the highlights from Friday's lunchtime debate, when ASICS PRO Team member and ASICS Super Six dietician Ruth McKean, answered your nutrition questions live in the forums.
are the minimum for marathon training, (b) how often I should have repeat blood tests to check and (c) how long to continue with supplement?Also, how do you balance recovery with not gaining weight? How do you balance sports drinks, gels and bars, as well
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Be The Best
By Alison Hamlett on 22/06/2004 15:56:45
It's unlikely you'll win every race you enter but you can be a winner every time you race by beating yourself and setting a new PB. Here are nine tips
-strengthening exercises. This isn’t necessarily true. A specific weight programme targeting your legs could reap a huge race dividend, particularly over longer distances. If you run a marathon in 3:30, for example, at a rate of 180 steps a minute, during the entire race
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Best Lunchtime Sessions
By on 19/11/2009 10:05:13
Can you turn your one-hour lunch break into an effective training session? The answer is yes, but it requires a little planning
-up (50m easy swim, 25m pull and 25m kick. 30-second recovery, then repeat). Pulls and kicks are technique drills in which you use only your arms or legs, with a float or pull buoy to assistTechnique drills (pulls or kicks, or practise breathing on each
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Lunchtime Training Specials
By on 23/11/2009 16:14:03
Make the most of your lunch break with these speedy sessions
-second recovery, then repeat). Pulls and kicks are technique drills in which you use only your arms or legs, with a float or pull buoy to assist• Technique drills (pulls or kicks, or practise breathing on each stroke to help develop bilateral breathing
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RW Race Report - Reggae Marathon and Half
By Matt Gilbert on 06/09/2010 14:48:13
cocktail in the other: check. Now, this is what I call a taper.This is not the kind of pre-race wind-down I'm used to - even as a staff member on the good ship Runner's World. But this is Negril, on Jamaica's west coast, home to the Reggae Marathon and Half-Marathon
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