intervals at faster-than-marathon pace. "I figured if I got good at taking my drinks at this pace, it would come easy in the marathon," he says. Spence claimed the bronze medal.Alan Culpepper, another 2004 marathon qualifier, visited the Gatorade Sports
and recovery time? Running the same distance at the same pace all the time means you'll be working a limited range of muscles in a narrow cardiovascular range - and you'll probably be bored, too. Calculating how much recovery you need requires constant
. But that doesn’t mean staying slim is a battle you can’t win. It’s possible to outsmart your genes and maintain a healthy weight.Case in point: a 2009 Finnish study published in the International Journal of Obesity tracked 16 same-sex twin pairs (chosen because
and the generally accelerating pace of life, many of us feel that our fuel tanks easily run low.Thankfully, we runners do better than most. Experts say that our running gives us better health and more energy than people who don’t exercise. “If exercise could
to run is concerned. The only real concession I made in the early months was to reduce my mileage considerably during the very hot weather in July, as it's not recommended to overheat whilst pregnant. My pace remained more or less the same, although I
sure it breaks out big style. – Welsh AlexI quite often find that if I exercise, even at a lower pace/intensity, then I feel a lot better for it. At the end of the day, listen to your body and do what you feel is right. Carry on enjoying the running
Sciences. This causes coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. The fix: "Walk for five minutes before picking up your pace to give your lungs time to adjust to the effort of running," says Jones. When your lungs are warmed up gradually, they can handle
more total calories.” And that’s the key to slimming down. Plus, as you torch more calories, the amount of fat burned increases. So it pays to pick up the pace.Of course, lower-intensity exercise still has its place. Long, slow runs build aerobic
also affect your time as one sneeze closes the eyes for a full second, upsetting your pacing. One sneeze every 60 seconds could add a minute to your 10K time or four minutes to a marathon - and it could destroy a sprinter's race.Q: What can I do if it
’s important to realise that, however you use doubles, you’re adding a new stimulus to your training. Keep the pace easy on these new runs and, because most of these secondary runs are so short, you don’t need to devote time to your usual pre-and post
