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Set Realistic Goals And Achieve Them
By Ben Hewitt on 02/01/2007 08:57:17
Improve your sprint finish, injury-proof your body, better your pace... let us help you set realistic goals and show you how to achieve them
range given, then gradually increase the speed of each repeat. WEEK SESSION SIX-MINUTE MILER SEVEN-MINUTE MILER EIGHT-MINUTE MILER A (1, 3, 5) 6 to 8 x 400 metres with 200-metre recovery jog 1:30>1:25 1:44>1:39 2:00>1:54
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Q+A: How do I help my 10-year-old in his running?
By Bruce Tulloh on 10/09/2000 18:25:37
Our experts answer real-life questions
Q My 10-year-old son has just been picked for his school running team and I have no idea how to help him train. Hes a very active, energetic boy and runs about a mile a week with the school. I realise that hes too young to undertake a
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Q+A: How do I do fartlek?
By Bud Baldaro on 09/09/2000 10:02:10
Our experts answer real-life questions
the easiest or hardest thing you do all week. Its a Swedish term meaning speed play, and it basically consists of fast, medium and slow running over a variety of distances.Heres how a typical fartlek session would work. After a steady warm-up, simply pick
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Speedwork Rules
By Runner's World on 01/06/2002 16:32:54
Remember these 10 tips when you start adding the fast stuff to your running programme
with 10-15 minutes of easy running before picking up the pace. Combine that with stretching for optimum results.5. Dont start too fastBeginners usually err on the speedy side of speedwork. Hold it steady, and dont run so fast that your breathing
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Face Your Running Fears
By Jeff Galloway, Ruth Emmett on 18/10/2010 12:17:41
Don't let anxiety hold you back, unleash your running potential with our guide to overcoming common running fears
be runners who speed past you in a race; as long as you finish within the allotted time, it doesn't matter how fast you run (or walk) the course.I feel stuck in my comfort zone. How will I ever get faster?Once a week, run intervals. First warm up, then pick
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Lucozade Sport Super Six: Helen (sub-4:30)
By Runner's World on 19/12/2008 01:00:37
Follow the progress of Helen, our sub-4:30 hopeful, as she receives expert advice from mentor Nick Anderson
DiaryWeeks 13 - 14Helen says: Sometimes it feels like all I do is run, work and sleep - bring on the taper! I've had some more great runs and successfully ran 2:39 at the Human Race Kingston Breakfast Run 16 (April 5). Even when I needed to be kicked out
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Reader To Reader: Post-Marathon
By Jane Hoskyn on 22/10/2006 14:08:29
Your first marathon is over - how much should you run now? Here's what you thought
to set PBs at 10K, 10 miles and half marathons. – Johnny JConsensus advice is that for a first marathon you'll need up to a month to fully recover. However, as others have said, if you feel OK and don't do anything silly, you can pick up running again
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Heart Rate Training: Coming Back From Illness
By Joe Dunbar on 05/06/2000 10:52:31
If you've never been ill or injured, you're in a minority of one. For the rest of us, here's a valuable guide to using your heart rate monitor to get back to speed
to 5-10 minutes of work at or above your threshold. You can then top up the amount in subsequent weeks, being careful to work at a much lower intensity on the days which follow, to help you recover. Use submaximal assessment to monitor your
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Beating Exercise Fatigue
By Matt Fitzgerald on 06/03/2007 18:50:48
You know that heavy feeling in your legs that makes you slow down? It starts in your head. Here's how to teach your mind to let you run longer and stronger
WEEKS)Speed sessions:3 to 6 x 600m @ 3,000m pace with 3 minutes recoveryDistance sessions:6 to 12 miles @ a steady paceTRAINING PHASE:BUILD 1 (4 WEEKS)Speed sessions:2 to 5 x 1,000m @ 5K pace with 3 minutes recoveryDistance sessions:10 to 16 miles @ a
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Fast Lane: Improve Your Muscles
By Ed Eyestone on 28/02/2008 17:50:02
Train yourself to run with more muscle
Speed repetitions Warm up, then run eight x 400m at mile race pace with two-minute jog recoveries between. 5 Sprints Warm up, then run eight x 200m at 800m race pace with 200m slow jog recoveries between.6 Strides Warm up, then run 10-12 x 100m
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