. If there isnt a drinking fountain or somewhere for me to stash supplies along the route, I take money so that I can buy drinks from a garage or shop. 5. The best-laid plansAs I started out from a reasonably good fitness base of cycling and aerobics, I assumed
t reflect my overall fitness. I mean, there wasnt a lot I could do about it. I made lists, too travel plans (with large amounts of built-in disaster time), race-day kit lists, bad-weather emergency kit lists, baggage-bus kit lists, pre-race snacks lists
."Suggested sessionThis one comes from running coach Roy Benson, a long-time advocate of heart-rate training. To do it, you'll need to determine your WHR. Take 70 per cent as your upper limit, and 60 per cent as your lower limit. Plan to run 20 minutes in total (head
. To avoid cramps during your race, test your fuelling plan during a training run.During any endurance exercise, follow these guidelines for fluid and energy replacement:Drink 150-400ml of fluid for every 15-20 minutes of running.Consume 30-60g
to your resting heart rate. You find your working heart rate by subtracting your resting heart rate from your maximum.If you don’t already have a training schedule, plan your runs for the week ahead and allocate a target heart rate zone for each run. Stick
training plan for the marathon. Excess weight places a bigger strain on your body, so if Kerry starts running straight away there’s a real risk she’ll get injured. Instead, we’ll start her off with non-weight bearing exercises like swimming. And, of course
is mind-numbingly boring, so well done to her,” he says. With the support of her children, Braidwood followed a detailed plan throughout the school holidays, and having lost a stone already, is feeling fit. She and Neale e-mail each other regularly
is to reach her marathon goal. But she’s planning ahead. She is holding off from shopping for new clothes, and is going to wait until she has lost even more weight.Most of all, though, Neale is positive that running is now a permanent part of her life. She ran
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