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Race-day disasters! (Preview)
By Selene Yeager on 03/04/2013 12:38:12
We runners are planners. We pick races, plot strategies and work hard for weeks, months, years, to hit our goals.
Yet too often disaster strikes on race day – we’re hobbled by cramp, gutted by stomach distress or hampered by unforeseen demons. To help you dodge all this, runners have shared their tales of race days gone bad. For the common horror stories, our
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Race-day disasters!
By Selene Yeager on 03/04/2013 11:55:33
We runners are planners. We pick races, plot strategies and work hard for weeks, months, years, to hit our goals.
Yet too often disaster strikes on race day – we’re hobbled by cramp, gutted by stomach distress or hampered by unforeseen demons. To help you dodge all this, runners have shared their tales of race days gone bad. For the common horror stories, our
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Find A Training Plan
By on 23/11/2009 17:04:28
Following a schedule is a great way to know you're on a tried-and-tested route to achieving your running goals
runners - it can be the perfect beginner's distance or a testing time trial. Whether you're a beginner aiming to get round or a regular runner, we've got schedules that'll see you to 5K in 6 - 12 weeks. Find a 5K schedule10K The UK's most popular race
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Q+A: Why am I tired two weeks after my marathon?
By Bruce Tulloh on 09/09/2000 10:02:10
Our experts answer real-life questions
rediscover things you neglected during the last few weeks of your marathon build-up head back to the gym or get the bike out of the shed.When you feel like training hard again, pick a new goal. After a spring marathon I usually recommend that the people I
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Speed play: How to pick up pace
By on 06/02/2013 10:47:37
Pick up the pace - whenever you want, and for however long you want - and nail any goal.
and teaches your body to run more efficiently. Playtime: 100-strides fartlek. Warm up with a 10-minute jog. Pick up the pace for 10 strides (counted on one leg), then run slowly for 10 strides. Run hard for 20 strides, then recover with 20 strides. Work your
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Fit Starts
By Ed Eyestone on 27/03/2009 09:38:36
Plan your racing wisely to perform at your best
realises that to capitalise on his performance, he needs to plan his racing wisely. That doesn't mean you have to skip summer 5Ks. Like Bekele, you just need a plan that optimises the combination of participation and performance. To do that, pick your
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RW's Basic Marathon Schedules: Advanced
By Runner's World on 07/05/2000 12:31:47
Classic 16-week marathon schedules
, jogging back down 6M steady 8M. Start easily, then put in bursts of 100-200m, jogging after each until youve recovered Rest or 5M easy Rest or jog up to 4M Half-marathon raceWeek 6 5M easy, off-road Hill session: 4 x 90 secs-2 mins hill climb, jogging
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Last But Not Least
By Runner's World on 02/11/2004 14:35:44
How to make the last workout before you race count
If you’ve been training for weeks, you’ll want to make the last workout before your race count. Studies indicate the best way to prepare for a race is to reduce the volume of your running (mileage) while maintaining the intensity. These four
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Virgin London Marathon Countdown
By on 16/04/2012 10:00:00
From meeting RW at the Expo to beating blisters on the run - here's all you need to know ahead of the Virgin London Marathon
race-day tactics. Plus discover lots of great spring marathon advice in the ASICS Target 26.2 hub. Day By Day - Your Final Countdown One week to go – the perfect tapering plan The final instalment of our three-week marathon taper plan has
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Reader to reader: Bouncing back from a bad race
By Catherine Lee on 18/06/2007 16:20:20
How do you pick yourself up after a bad race? Here are your motivational tips
No matter how much preparation you’ve done beforehand, sometimes on race-day things just don’t go to plan. But for this week’s questioner, a disappointing performance has left her void of all motivation to continue – can you help her regain her
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