In New York City for the annual Runner's World Shoe Conference, Alison Hamlett enjoys some quality time with running legend Haile Gebrselassie ahead of his 'big apple' debut.Q. You're 37. Why has it taken you this long to run the NYCM?A. After I
enthusiasm as well as your feet. Running in the dark is a necessity if you work from dawn till dusk or you’re training for a night-time race such as a New Year’s Eve event. Whether you’re heading out early or late, follow these easy strategies to stay safe
second in the time on the ground per foot-strike translates into running a marathon a staggering 12 minutes 36 seconds faster. And if the same improvement in leg-muscle power helps to improve your stride length by just half an inch, you’ll gain almost 500
By the time you reach the run leg of a triathlon, your breathing may be as ragged as your style, but both will benefit if you can find a regular rhythm. "When you're running smoothly, your breathing should be smooth," says Laura Denham-Jones, a yoga
and the course when you run a marathon,” he says. “I trained for endurance and speed. I ran seven days a week, twice a day – sometimes three times. I ran 300K a week.” Moses tells us that he feels he did everything possible in athletics: he started with cross
It’s unlikely you’ll win every race you enter but you can be a winner every time you race by beating yourself and setting a new PB. Here are nine tips that work.Strong LegsMany runners assume that because they run, they don’t need to do leg
and leaves his home in Iten to train somewhere else for several days.When Wilson is running, he trains at the track at Kamariny Stadium too. I head there after lunch to attempt for the first and last time to keep up with some Kenyan runners. I’ve been in Iten
of improvement we all have from the time we take up the sport. His upward curve was emphasised last year when he decided to run a 10K at short notice and knocked a minute off his PB, running 32:37. He is already one of the world’s fastest 1500m runners for his
councilor and a guide as well as a running coach if you want young runners to fulfill their potential.”This isn’t the first time we’ve been told that coaches look for ‘talent’ in young runners, but we’re having a hard time finding out what that means exactly
Hills are hard. That's why many of us run or ride around - rather than over - them in training. You might even choose races that are flat in an effort to keep your hill time to a minimum. But the truth is tackling hills will make you a stronger
