, there are four main types of treatment:Pre-event massagePost-event massageMaintenance massageInjury treatmentPre-event The aim of a pre-event massage is to get the body and tissues ready for the race ahead. It will help you run the race in more focused way
agree on is being well-rested leading up to a race. "I tell all my runners that, in the final weeks of training – and during the taper – you can do more by sleeping than you can by running," says Richard Holt, expert running coach for momentumsports
The wheels were coming off, and all I could do was watch them roll away. This was my third straight August running the Pikes Peak Ascent in Manitou Springs, USA, and I'd begun the day confident, ready to put hard-won lessons to work. My first year
Nick Morgan is Lead Sport Scientist at Lucozade Sport.Read the whole forum debateQ. Is there any benefit in doing my long runs without taking on any products? Would they then have an 'extra-bonus' effect on race day? MaracuyaA. There is school
will help you enjoy the day (do this this week, well before race day), as this is your stated goal.Q. I'm a first-time marathoner who has missed almost five weeks of training due to injury. I’m still going to do the VLM, with a run-walk plan and absolutely
Summer is here, and so is barbeque season. This annual meat-and-beer fest can seem like a nightmare for runners trying to fuel their training healthily, but our expert tips and recipes will help you fuel your running right.What to AvoidStep away
to all that this particular employee of the world's best-selling running magazine - a supposed expert on our sport - has made the most unlubricated and unplastered of schoolboy errors.By mile 11, overheated and bloodied, I have a full and eye
managed the race that summer without her expert help. It was also preposterous. Heart rate monitors and speed and distance monitors were things that happened to other people. It was also hard to say no."Ok, yes then, lets give it a try."She bounced
At a Glance Profile Nickname: Sue C Age: 36 Running for: 3 years No. of marathons: 2 PBs: 10K 43:00 Half-Marathon 1:37 Marathon 3
:31:20, he deadpans. After an expertly timed pause, he adds: Then, in the second half, I slowed down. Before his talk, he prowls the audience with a cordless mike, warming up the crowd with one-liners.Are you running the marathon tomorrow? he asks a young
