.And yet the intense feeling of relief that overwhelmed me on that occasion was nothing compared to the all-suffusing ecstasy I experienced as I tottered off Queensboro Bridge into Manhattan at Mile 16 of the New York City Marathon.It was the contrast, I
this first-hand on a 1998 trip to Kenya. One morning, I joined a handful of marathon runners who were being coached by Dr Gabriella Rosa as they tackled the infamous Fluorspar Hill that rises nearly 4000ft in 13 miles.I managed to hang on for only 10 minutes
What is the proper mileage to succeed in distances from 5K to a marathon?" I once asked a colleague who has coached many runners to collegiate and Olympic glory. "That's easy," he said. "You want to run as few miles as you can and still win
that, unless you're running 80 miles a week or churning out sub-2:45 marathons, recovery doesn't really matter. The evidence certainly suggests otherwise. Sidestepping good recovery practice can leave you more susceptible to aches, pains, colds
Tempo workouts, speedwork, long runs, not to mention work, family and life in general... how can a runner fit it all in? One time-efficient solution: combo workouts, which blend elements of quality runs to make the most of every minute you have
have to do it during the session, and this can have a major impact on your time. People say they want to conserve energy before a race, but I read somewhere that the body (liver) stores up to about 2,000 calories in glycogen. At marathon pace
marathon, the 10K is still an aerobic event, so training should follow the classic lines of developing and maintaining an aerobic base then adding relevant speedwork on top. The legendary coach Arthur Lydiard advocated building a base of long, steady runs
in October's Nike Run London 10K.But we've already received hundreds of entries, ranging from the practical (can you help me run a marathon, please?) to the frankly bizarre ("What is your seventh-favourite Latin ballroom classic of all time?" Take a bow
Amby Burfoot is Executive Editor of Runner's World USA, and the 1968 Boston Marathon winner Imagine that there was an exercise programme that could guarantee to get you in shape with only three identical 30-minute exercise sessions per week. I
