-bop-bop!--to emulate the punching. That created the tension."The result was the Billboard number-one hit Eye of the Tiger, an anthem that some runners love, some runners loathe, and nearly every road race from 5K to ultra-marathon blasts at ear-splitting decibels along
Stickless at the White Peak Marathon. Picture by Margaret Ehrenberg"If you'd like, you could try my kit."I fiddled with a cooling mug of tea."Go on, it might be interesting."It was very kind of her to take me under her wing. I would never have
In the future, we'll be able to run for ever. Octogenarians will record PBs thanks to organ cloning and advanced cryogenic suspension. Speedy nonagenarians, bored with clocking six-minute miles at the London Marathon, will apply for places at ultras
he'd picked up. The sick feeling was accompanied by dread.He realised he might not be able to race, but kept hydrated in the hope of a fast recovery. He racked his bike on the Friday and, although he still felt unwell on the morning of race day
. This philosophy is transferable to the rest of us: training with company can be just as beneficial in helping you to achieve your particular goals. A partner could encourage you to adopt more variety in your running and thereby foster greater motivation
5K pace with one-minute recoveries. Or, one of my favourites, run four times two minutes at around 5K pace with 90-second recoveries. Do a two- to four-minute warm-up first and a similar cool-down afterwards.3 Get an unexpected bonus! You don’t just
?Instead of resolving to get faster, lose weight, stretch more or run a marathon, try this: swear on last year’s Training Log to achieve the best possible balance in your running. That’s right – balance.-- By taking a balanced approach to training, you can increase your
, and they all get so much from listening to each other; it's very motivational," he says.2. Go the extra mile If you haven't changed your race distance since you started triathlons, then the chances are your training hasn't change much, either. Even if you
