-dune running are also time-honoured ways of improving leg strength while getting other benefits at the same time. For leg power it is best to use a steep slope, eg 25 per cent, and keep the duration of the run under 30 seconds, with a walk recovery. If you use
is worth up to four miles of running, and if you make the cycling hard enough the more youll benefit from it.Bruce Tulloh, RW Coaching Editor
on racing every few weeks for another three months (following your two-week recovery, of course). But, again, I would not go for more than six months without having a rest period. And by rest, I mean two weeks doing half your normal weekly mileage. Bruce