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Injury-Proof Your Back: everyday solutions
By Alison Hamlett and Andy Richardson on 28/03/2005 13:54:44
Follow these tips to put back pain behind you
-impact exercises, such as swimming, cycling, or the elliptical trainer. If you’re relatively new to running, build up your mileage gradually and seek advice if you develop any problems.Last resortsIf you do suffer a back spasm, you may need to administer DIY first
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Plan Early: Race Day Mental Strategies
By on 26/09/2011 10:50:54
Perform at your best on race day by practising these key mental strategies throughout your training
mistake," says running coach Dean Hebert (running-advice.com). Conditioning the mind, he says, is just like building endurance and speed: it requires practice and consistency.Picture credit: Image Source/Getty ImagesPractise no excusesA key aspect
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Routine Questions
By Selene Yeager on 23/11/2009 16:03:25
Don't expect to see fitness improvements if you train at the same level, doing the same routine, week in, week out. If you want to become fitter and stronger, follow these tips in the weeks and months ahead
a day off to allow your body and mind a breather. Smart training"Train lots" is good advice, but "have structure" is better. Spend three weeks building your training load and intensity, extending your long runs, rides and hard efforts each week until
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My VLM 2010: Pauline Davies (3:26.25)
By pauline davies on 03/05/2010 11:39:17
What can I say?! Everything went right on the day - I've never felt so proud of myself and can't wait for next year!
- that was great advice as I seemed to slip through the other runners easily. I needed an average pace of 8-minute miles to get 3:30 but by the time I reached Mile 4 my average was less. I'd settled into my run really well.Right from the start, the supporters
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Running Made Simple: Training
By Mark Remy on 18/05/2005 11:50:49
How to keep your running a refuge from life's complexity... and maybe even run better in the process.
, contributed by RW staff members and running experts and coaches across the country, will help. You won't need all of this advice, but we think that many of these suggestions save you time and aggravation. They'll leave you free once again to enjoy the simple
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Forumite Takes Pole Position
By Oxymoron on 17/03/2008 16:43:33
Apparently it's a bit chilly but Forumite Oxymoron can't wait to race at the North Pole Marathon
Oxy salutes the crowd at Ironman Zurich in 2005Since I started running in 2003 I’ve been on a constant quest for races that sound interesting. So far I’ve completed three marathons and three Ironman triathlons, but that wasn’t enough. While sitting
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Reader to Reader: Running Outside v. The Treadmill
By Catherine Lee on 06/08/2007 09:31:09
What's the best way to get used to running on the roads after clocking up all your miles on a treadmill? Here are your suggestions
advice to help him succeed in pounding thestreets?"I have just started running outside (with a GPS watch), whereas previously all my running was on a treadmill. I've found it so much tougher outside, it's really depressing! Either I stick to my treadmill
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Reader to Reader: Running Hills
By Catherine Lee on 24/07/2007 09:50:03
What's the best way to tackle hills? Here's what you thought
for a beginner like me to keep going on these hills. Any advice please?" – West Country PlodderYour best answersJust bite the bulletI struggle with hills all the time, and I even started to run round them rather than go up them. This was cured when I
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Reader To Reader: Help, I'm Going To Be A Dad!
By Jane Hoskyn on 25/11/2006 13:12:00
Does parenthood have to get in the way of your running? Here's what you thought...
This week, one RW member is about to become a new dad. Great news – but how will parenthood affect his running?"I'm about to become a first-time dad in a month, and wondered how other new parents found it affected their running. Obviously time
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Beginners' Pluck
By Rob Spedding on 30/10/2003 10:55:59
Meet our three brave non-runners who've agreed to let us transform them into trained athletes ready for the Flora London Marathon next April
, RUNNER’S WORLD – along with a few of our experts – are going to offer our volunteers as much help as they need to prepare for their first-ever London Marathon. We’ll write them training programmes, give them nutrition advice, help them choose the right
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