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Reader to Reader: Should I train to a schedule?
By Catherine Lee on 16/07/2007 16:45:06
How important is it to train to a schedule? Here's what you thought
- what advice would you offer him as he prepares for his first half-marathon?"I’m a fairly new runner (aged 37) and a busy job and young family prevents me from having a rigid training schedule. I tend to start each run very steadily then decide whether
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Pearls Of Wisdom - Preview
By Rob Spedding on 24/09/2004 11:08:56
Five runners - five lessons they wished they'd learnt before they started
when you think you’ll never find the solutions you’re looking for. Don’t despair. Running is a little like driving – the more you do it, the more you learn. That’s why we decided to speak to runners of varying vintages and experience and ask them what
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Triathlon Training
By on 19/06/2006 11:10:43
Whether you're ready for a new racing challenge, or you just want to become fitter, triathlon training is the answer
Triathlon is hot. In the past five years, participation in the sport of swimming-biking-running has tripled in the UK. It's estimated that nearly 100,000 people in this country will race the triple this year. Who are all these multi-taskers, and why
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Our Best Practical Heart Rate Sessions
By Dagny Scott Barrios on 05/06/2002 10:01:45
Heart rate training is great in theory - here's a beginner-friendly guide to turning it into reality
newcomers from overdoing it. Beginners should choose a target zone of between 60 and 70 per cent of their working heart rate (WHR) and stay within it for most of their running. Runners who haven't yet developed a sense of their speed and effort can
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Make It Last
By John Bingham on 22/07/2004 15:09:41
First or last or somewhere in between - at the end of the race it shouldn't really matter
Finishing last in your first race guarantees that you’ll have a lot to look forward to in your running career. I know – in my first race, I finished just ahead of the ambulance.Okay, that’s not quite true. I wasn’t exactly dead last. I out-kicked my
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Prime Penguin
By Runner's World on 10/03/2003 13:02:59
If you're a slower runner looking for motivation - or anyone looking for affirmation of life - RW columnist John 'The Penguin' Bingham is your man. Here's a collection
...Himself, pre-column...'... an untrained writer whose only running credential was that he was slow – but used to be slower'Getting started..."I decided that when I could run three miles, I’d be a runner. ... So out I’d go – without reaching the three miles. Day
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50 Best Beginner Tips - From The Forum
By Runner's World on 26/07/2004 11:59:32
At the last count, 132,000 runners had posted 1.6 million messages between them on the Runner's World forum - here are 50 good ones for beginners
on. See full threadCommon beginner injuries and health tipsBlistersMarathong - The night before a long run, I put petroleum jelly all over my feet, put socks on and go to bed. The petroleum jelly softens the skin while you sleep. On the day
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Six Common Beginner Excuses
By Amby Burfoot on 01/01/2010 14:44:35
... and how to beat them
"I'm out of shape, overweight and I've never run before."Just like the millions of couch-potatoes-turned-runners before you. "Beginners all say, 'This seems crazy. Can I do it?'" says Bob Glover, co-author of The Runner's Handbook (£9.99, Penguin
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Heart Rate 101
By Garth Fox on 02/11/2011 10:58:34
Sports scientist Garth Fox explains the whats, whys and hows of heart rate training
out to working muscles. The harder a run, the more oxygen muscles need, so the quicker the heart beats. This makes heart rate a useful measure of physical exertion, helping you avoid the most common training mistake of all - going too fast during long
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Tri in 10
By Zoë McDonald and Lisa Buckingham on 24/11/2009 09:42:10
Train for a triathlon in just 10 weeks with these simple sessions and schedules
minutes without stopping; swim 500m without stopping; cycle at an easy pace for 45 minutes.OLYMPIC PLAN Run for 45 minutes without stopping; swim 800m without stopping; cycle at an easy pace for 60 minutes.Pre-Training Programme For BeginnersWEEKS 1 AND 2
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