When you first take up running, what gets you out the door is sheer enjoyment. It's this that motivates you to complete your first race (and fans the desire to target your second and third...) and gives you the immense satisfaction of putting a
When you first take up running, what gets you out the door is sheer enjoyment. It's this that motivates you to complete your first race (and fans the desire to target your second and third...) and gives you the immense satisfaction of putting a hard
and training tips – or having a sympathetic ear to listen to your tale of injury woe – can help. 2. Make a switch If you run on the roads, switch to a bike path or off-road trail once in a while. Go for a run through the woods or near water, if such places
opponents.Typical training weekMondayAM 10km off road with the dogPM Swim 1kmTuesday AM 13km road runPM Half an hour light stretching or exercise at the gymWednesdayAM Faster run (10km or 13km) or minute intervals PM Swim 1kmThursday16km coastal footpath
is a healthy body. Avoid injuries and you avoid the long layoffs that often put an early end to your running career. Smart footwear choices are part of the equation but so is the surface you run on. If you can log more miles off the road than on it, you
new each day, even if it’s only a few twists and turns to make the route different. People who run solely by miles tend to cover the same courses over and over, and become stale.2. Get back to natureIf you don’t do it already, it’s time to mix off-road
days after setting off. In time, the backpack turned into a wheeled stroller, a trailer and finally a mini mobile home that she pulled behind her along roads, through rivers and over mountains. She bought or found food along the way, ran whatever
motivated by choosing a race as a goal, but use whatever target works for you, whether that’s building up to your first 10-mile run, running five times a week, or logging 100 miles in a month. “A good goal keeps you excited,” says Hadfield.Go Off-Road
people would describe the way I look when I run.See full threadResist injury: run off-roadWurzel – Trail running can help your speed: the strengthening of various muscles by running on an uneven surface should make you faster. Most of the good runners I
people so you motivate each other. Do a road or cross-country race and use the treadmills together at your local gym. Join a tri club and use the sessions and advice on offer." - Tim Don "Tell yourself that training in the miserable winter makes you a
