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The Penguin Family
By John Bingham on 10/03/2003 12:52:30
Let your family into a special secret - take them running with you
occurred for me in the middle of a marathon relay. My mother, my son and I were a team. Being the real runner, I completed the first 13.9-mile leg. My son, blessed with youth and enthusiasm, had the 9.3 miles in the middle, and my mother, claiming
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A Personal Best
By John Bingham on 27/11/2003 10:52:08
Still waddling after all these years
’ll run alone in the streets of your hometown, or with 20,000 others at a major marathon. One step at a time we’ll discover each other – and ourselves.Waddle on, friends.
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The Inner Penguin
By John Bingham on 27/11/2003 14:21:56
There's a penguin in all of us, whether we're fast or slow
the pressures of training, from the demands of travel and schedules, and allowing ourselves the simple pleasure of the most fundamental aspect of being a runner: running.That day, I learned that I have more in common with a sub-three-hour marathoner than
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Heart Rate 101
By Garth Fox on 02/11/2011 10:58:34
Sports scientist Garth Fox explains the whats, whys and hows of heart rate training
steady runs and marathon pace runs for more experienced runners. Spend 10-25 per cent of your training time here. High Intensity 80-95% of maxThe lower end (80-85 per cent) of this zone encompasses tempo (or lactate threshold) runs - a 'comfortably hard
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Our Best Practical Heart Rate Sessions
By Dagny Scott Barrios on 05/06/2002 10:01:45
Heart rate training is great in theory - here's a beginner-friendly guide to turning it into reality
GETTY IMAGESFern Oliner had been a runner for more than 25 years when she experienced a breakthrough in her performance during a half-marathon."For the very first time, I felt like a true runner,' she recalls. "There I was, running uphill, passing
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Triathlon Glossary
By on 10/07/2008 10:58:07
Learn how to talk tri with our beginner's guide to the most commonly used lingo in the world of triathlon
) .IronmanBrand name of global series of triathlon events comprising a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile cycle, and 26.2-mile run (marathon).KKick boardA float you grip with your hands in the pool, while your legs do all the workLLactate ThresholdThe highest level
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Easy Does It
By Hal Higdon on 04/11/2002 12:55:15
Running isn't meant to be completely effortless, but sometimes you do get the feeling that it could be a bit less like hard work. Here are 35 tried and tested ways to make things a little easier
my friend wants to do is train for a marathon, or anything like that. Three or four miles a day, every other day – that’s his thing. Speedwork? Forget it. Train at the track? No way. Just make the activity a little more palatable, he asks. Please
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Start Running Now: Our Get-Going Guide
By Amby Burfoot on 01/01/2010 15:21:23
Anyone can become a runner - never mind the excuses, the weather or the bag of crisps calling your name. Here, a team of experts shows you how
enough sport. There's only one thing that's bothering you: if running's so simple, why do you have so many questions? You're not alone.Every beginner worries about how to get started and has a lot to ask - about how to get motivated, what to eat, how
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Your Triathlon Questions Answered
By on 24/11/2009 10:42:13
Worried about cycling in your pants? Here are the answers to the triathlon questions you might be afraid to ask
water is more enjoyable than swimming in a busy, chlorinated 25m pool and thoughts of not being able to touch the bottom will be the last thing on your mind.Q. I'm a five-hour marathon runner, should I even be thinking about a triathlon?A. Often
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Getting Real
By John Bingham on 06/08/2003 16:11:57
Until you exorcise the memories that keep you from succeeding, there's no point in exercising your body. You can be the best runner you can be, if you're realistic about your abilities and your goals
This section is adapted from No Need For Speed - A Beginner's Guide To The Joy Of Running, by John Bingham. Buy this book!You may be uncomfortable hearing that no one can tell you what your fitness goals should be. No one can tell you how much
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