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Running You Ragged
By Marc Bloom on 24/03/2003 16:14:06
Running is the best stress-reliever around - but it's sometimes easy to forget that. Here's how to stop your favourite sport becoming a stress in itself
. Remember the old maxim: Dont increase mileage by more than 5-10 per cent a week.Stress Producer: Trying to be Super Mum (or Dad)Janis Klecker is a former Olympic marathon runner, a dentist and a mother of five young children. How could Klecker, mostly
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Top Lunchtime Sessions
By Nick Morgan on 07/02/2008 11:07:23
Fed up with training in the dark? Here are some speedy workouts that you can squeeze into your lunch break
:15 (cover approx 700m) Lunchtime Session Two - Cut your 5K PBConsider this: a team of coaches and scientists from the Institute of Olympic Sports and the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, found that adding plyometrics – fast, powerful strength training
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Busted: Most Common Excuses
By David Morton on 18/10/2010 16:13:55
Turn the best get-out clauses into reasons to run today.
to improve when you hit the ceiling of your body's V02 max and endurance. The Research Institute for Olympic Sport at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland found that 'explosive strength' training reduced athletes' 5K times by enhancing
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Long May You Run 
By Dave Kuehls on 01/06/2002 16:15:51
Which single session can set you on the path to greater endurance, muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness - and faster times? The weekly long run. Here's everything you need to know about it
, like an onion, a long run can make you cry. The long run is the single most important work-out you can do, says Jeff Galloway, who ran the 10,000m for the USA in the 1972 Olympics and is now a long-run guru. But its more complex than you would think
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Hard Training Q&As: Marathoning
By Runner's World on 23/06/2004 17:25:10
From the forum: former London Marathon winner Mike Gratton on dedicated training
Hard Training Q&AsTRAINING GENERAL• Do I need to take an "easy week" when my average mileage isn’t that high? • Should you try and break through ‘the wall’ in training? • Is it just the cold weather, or am I getting fitter? • How do I overcome
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Double Your Endurance
By Amby Burfoot on 10/05/2005 16:02:25
Introducing the wonders of the running world - seven simple plans to double your endurance
the ranks of America’s all-time best female distance runners, when she first paid a visit to the US Olympic Committee’s strength and conditioning coach Zach Weatherford nearly two years ago. She asked him if he could devise a programme that would give her
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Kick The Habit
By Matt Barbour on 17/06/2008 08:57:04
Take your running up a gear with these 14 simple fixes to the most common mistakes
slashing precious seconds off their most vital statistics, but becoming an addict to that rush isn’t best for you in the long run. "Expecting consistent progress is terrible for motivation as it’s simply not possible, from beginners to Olympic athletes
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The RW D.I.Y Coaching Team
By Matt Barbour on 01/07/2008 12:43:15
With this advice from the country's top running coaches and health and fitness professionals, you can train yourself to run your best
the pace of your runs is essential to improving, it's key to have the correct variation. "You need to make your recovery runs really easy and your hard runs really hard," explains Chris Frapwell, coach to GB Olympic marathon hopeful Dan Robinson. "Easy runs
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Hard Training Q&As: Training General
By Runner's World on 23/06/2004 16:56:16
From the forum: former London Marathon winner Mike Gratton on dedicated training
Hard Training Q&AsTRAINING GENERAL• Do I need to take an "easy week" when my average mileage isn’t that high? • Should you try and break through ‘the wall’ in training? • Is it just the cold weather, or am I getting fitter? • How do I overcome
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Lucozade Sport Super Six: Andy (sub-4:00)
By on 17/12/2009 17:22:00
Follow the progress of Andy (aka AndyV) live in the forums as he prepares to run a sub-4:00 marathon under the guidance of mentor Steve Smythe
for 8:30 pace, and the first mile was bang on. This set the tone. The miles ticked by and the crowds got deeper. It really has to be experienced to be believed – I felt like I was in the Olympics! I was on target for 3:45 throughout, and from Mile 15 I
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