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RW Interviews: Jeanette Kwakye
By on 04/04/2011 12:28:54
With injury worries behind her, the British 60m record holder is ready for a storming comeback this season
It's only five months until the World Championships in South Korea, and one athlete raring to be in the starting blocks is Jeanette Kwakye.The World Indoor Championship silver medallist and British 60m record holder is training and racing hard again
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Jess Ennis: The Golden Girl Next Door
By Kerry McCarthy on 17/08/2011 12:25:44
Find out how Jenis Ennis competes worldwide in seven events - and still finds time for wedding plans
you've won one thing people expect you to go on winning. They think you've got it cracked, but you haven't," she admits. Pre-race nerves So how does she beat anxiety? "I normally get nervous before the whole event starts, so I get my headphones on
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Take it away
By on 08/02/2013 12:53:48
Your best meal is probably the one you cook yourself, but sometimes you have to make do with takeaways, which can be something of a nutritional minefield. We asked Dr Kevin Currell, Performance Nutritionist for British Triathlon, for advice on 10 high-street takeaway options, from the not bad to the perfectly awful.
,” adds Currell.PIZZADelicious, and not the worst of the bunch. “Pizza can be great for carb-loading because of its doughy base,” says Currell. This alone makes it a good meal choice the night before a big race. Many elite triathletes eat pizza before
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Drill Seeker: Legs
By Rick Kiddle on 26/03/2013 10:54:00
Adding drills will iron out technique problems and add variety to your pool sessions
water for the second half. This drill prepares you for when you need a big kick in a race: the start; catching a swimmer in front to draft; and the last 200-300m of the race, when you need to get blood to the legs to help with transition and prepare you
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Gear pick: Anti chafing products
By on 17/04/2013 12:00:00
Sam Murphy puts five tri-friendly anti-chafing products to the test
be slippy on the way through T1. But you don’t need to limit application to below the ankles -Skin Shield can be used anywhere that skin meets fabric, footwear or equipment, such as helmet and bra straps, race belts and wetsuits, though it should not be used
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Three Dicks And An Iron Maiden
By Fat Buddha on 06/02/2004 17:23:08
The URWFRC tames the Tough Guy ...
and The Juicer for the curry.The Warrior UprisingTo the uninitiated, Tough Guy is no ordinary race. In fact it is like no race you have ever done. Marathon runners, sprinters, ultra-runners, elite triathletes, plodders, you ain’t done diddly squat until you
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My 2004 London Marathon...
By Runner's World on 21/04/2004 15:56:10
How was it for you? - 155 of your inspirational stories and action shots from the 2004 Flora London Marathon
thing I remember clearly about the race...." Read the full quotePaul Craven; 3:59 "...the sort of feeling Roger Bannister had..." Read the full quote Phil Oatham; 3:14 "... PB after 15 marathons at the age of 45. Blinding!..." Read the full quote Baza
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50, not out
By Trinity on 01/08/2005 09:45:43
RW member Trinity tackles her longest-ever ultra-distance event, the 50-Mile Challenge in Kent, along with 15 other RW members...
throughout the week leading up to the race my stomach was churning and I couldn't believe what I'd got myself into. Although I tried to hide how scared I was, by Saturday I was finding this harder and harder to do.Sunday morning, or rather Saturday night
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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
-littered trails. "On longer, hard runs, aim for a pace that's about 80 per cent of your race pace. When it comes to the speedier sessions – such as mile reps or intervals – aim for 110 per cent," says Frapwell. "As long as you're hitting faster than race pace, you
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Lucozade Sport Super Six: Dan (3:45)
By Runner's World on 19/12/2008 03:00:54
Follow the progress of Dan, our 3:45 hopeful, as he receives expert advice from mentor Nick Anderson
dreading: Discovering it's not that fast; lactic acid. Favourite races: Henley Half-Marathon (despite the one-mile hill) Did you know? I hold the world record for migrating from adolescence to middle age (overnight). • My
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