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Meet the ASICS Super Six: Race Day
By on 12/04/2011 11:02:57
Race day dawns for the ASICS Super Six after four months of hard training - find out the vital statistics and look back over their marathon journeys
Last November we launched a nationwide search for six spring marathon hopefuls, in partnership with ASICS. After a rigorous selection process, six Paris Marathon contenders were chosen from over 1100 applicants.For all sixteen weeks
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Win the ultimate spring marathon experience
By on 11/11/2010 15:43:58
Join the Runner's World team for our first ever Paris Marathon and enjoy an unbeatable training and racing package
of the ASICS PRO Team on their journey to Paris Marathon success. The ASICS PRO Team are a group of running specialists, each with a specific area of expertise. Whether you're having your nutrition strategy reviewed by dietician Ruth McKean, your cross
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Become a site member... and win £100 of Asics kit!
By Runner's World on 10/10/2007 13:29:06
Meet our two latest Members of the Month
recently come back to the sport after a six-month break, inspired by a work colleague who's already started training for next year’s Flora London Marathon. And he’s certainly set his ambitions high, having also signed up for the FLM next April, as well as a
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Become a site member... and win £100 of Asics kit!
By Runner's World on 05/06/2008 14:32:23
Meet our three latest Members of the Month: Strump, Blaqueen and Xorro
and Cancer Research UK – keen to give back as much as she can to the charities that helped her during her recovery. With Race for Life 2008 coming up she is keen to break the 30-minute barrier for 5K. "I’m building up towards the Flora London Marathon next
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Wind-down Merchants
By Nick Anderson on 13/09/2012 10:00:00
Tapering for a half-marathon should begin two weeks out from race day
Entering a half-marathon can lull you in to a false sense of security. It's half the distance of the full 26.2 miles, so surely you'll only do half the training and half the taper, right? But as experienced runners know, there's not too much
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Enduring Questions: Armstrong vs The Marathon
By Amby Burfoot on 03/07/2006 14:23:22
In the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong would devour riders over 2,000-plus miles. Could he do the same over 26.2?
Some people think Lance Armstrong is a pretty decent cyclist. Me, I’m fascinated by his running. The legendary cyclist has entered this autumn’s New York City Marathon and many of us are itching to see how he will fare. Armstrong won the first
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Lucozade Sport Super Six: Kim (sub-5:00)
By on 17/12/2009 17:23:25
Follow the progress of Kim (aka The Evil Pixie) live in the forums as she prepares to run a sub-5:00 marathon under the guidance of mentor Steve Smythe
Goal: sub-5:00 Mentor: Steve Smythe Sport Scientist: Emma Kingzett Forum nickname: The Evil Pixie Age: 36 Running for: 7 years No. of marathons: 3
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Lucozade Sport Super Six: Meg (first-timer)
By Runner's World on 19/12/2008 00:00:26
Follow the progress of Meg, a first-time marathon runner, as she receives expert advice from mentor Liz Yelling
'm learning - three months ago I wouldn't have had a clue how fast I run, or what HR to aim for. Liz says: Meg has been running some great times in her training runs and this has highlighted a possible need to review her predicted marathon finish time
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Fastness Is All In The Mind
By Andy Blackford on 04/09/2003 17:00:55
Running is a mental thing. But running 78K over Swiss mountains is a mental mental thing
. However, my recent promotion to Demi-God has awakened an interest in the psychological aspects of our sport.For instance, why do I feel just as shagged out after a three-mile race along the Thames towpath as I do after a Mid-Wales mountain marathon
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Kick The Habit (Preview)
By Matt Barbour on 17/06/2008 09:38:44
Take your running up a gear with these six simple fixes to the most common mistakes (non-subscriber preview)
on their bodies tend to benefit from the higher end of that range," says Horne. Note how many hours you get each night. Review it and look for patterns. Once you figure out your target number, try to hit it each night, particularly during the week leading up to a
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