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Phase It In: How To Periodise Your Training
By Alice Palmer on 17/08/2009 12:52:03
Get the best out of your training time with a little forward planning
GETTY IMAGES It's a technique that was developed by Russian scientists in the 1940s, but those straight-from-a-Bond-film origins are no reason to be afraid of periodisation. At its most basic, periodisation just means organising your training so you peak in time for...
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Reader to Reader: Moving on from run/walk
By Jane Hoskyn on 14/05/2007 14:26:49
Just how does a beginner break through from run/walk to run/run? Here's what you thought
This week's reader completed the London Marathon using a run/walk strategy – but she now wants to cut out the walks altogether, and it's not proving too easy. Can you offer any advice? "I'm getting really annoyed with myself. I trained for FLM using the run-walk method and succes...
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Reader To Reader: Cross-Training for Core Strength
By Jane Hoskyn on 17/12/2006 12:17:38
What sort of cross-training is best for boosting core strength? Here's what you thought
With spring marathon training well underway, the cross-training question is heavy on our minds. Do we really have to do it – and if so, what kind and how much? Is it enough to trot up the escalator once a week, or, horrors, do we have to hit the gym?"It's time to face the cryptic...
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Your First Race
By Beth Moxey Eck on 05/11/2002 16:08:23
How to make your first race a day to remember
There is no running experience to match the feeling of finishing your first race. Few tasks in life are as clear-cut as running a race. There's a start and a finish; you job is to get from one to the other, and you'll be timed during the effort.And although it's just you and the ...
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Racing Basics
By Runner's World on 30/07/2002 16:19:27
From finding a race to planning your strategy - from the people who learnt the hard way
Here's how to race on the right foot from the people who learnt the hard wayStart SmallThe best way to approach racing is to start small. Whether youre planning to do your race as a one-off, or as the first step in a long running career, youll enjoy it most if its within you...
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Light On Your Feet
By Martha Schindler on 06/02/2003 08:44:40
Forget diet shakes and hamster-size portions. The secret to losing weight is better training - here's how
As a runner, you’re already in on the best-kept secret of weight-control. “Running is one of the most efficient ways to burn calories,” says sports medicine specialist Dr Cathy Feiseler. Depending on your gender, body size and running pace, you can incinerate between 500kcal and ...
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Our Bodies, Our Selves
By John Bingham on 08/08/2003 15:35:34
You can’t trade your body in for a new, improved model. Accepting the natural strengths and weaknesses of the body you have is the key to becoming the best you can be
This section is adapted from No Need For Speed - A Beginner's Guide To The Joy Of Running, by John Bingham. Buy this book!Many adult-onset athletes believe that living an active lifestyle would be easier if they could trade the body they have for the body they want. I did. Part o...
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Escape from Injury
By Runner's World on 05/06/2002 12:13:32
The basic principles: how to avoid injuries on the run
GETTY IMAGESMost runners know about injuries. They're almost part of the game. Run long enough or hard enough, and you'll probably come down with an ache that will temporarily sideline you.Fortunately, most running injuries are short-term. After a few days or weeks of rest, you c...
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Meet The Penguin
By Runner's World on 10/03/2003 13:05:55
He's the man behind our Stories from the Slower Lane - John Bingham, aka The Penguin!
This particular runner doesnt know the Penguin. A struggling back-of-the-packer, hes puffing through a 5K on aching legs, and doesnt recognise the trademark waddle of the man ahead of him. That man is John Bingham, the man they call the Penguin. And Bingham, the father confess...
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Training For Two
By Marc Bloom and Rob Watts on 27/05/2003 16:48:14
How to make running with a partner really work
Break free from the cliché training neednt revolve around the supposed loneliness of the long distance runner. A solo run can be great for clearing your head, but a group run is ideal for connecting with friends, and by feeding each others enthusiasm can help you run further ...
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