increase your speed and distance, and incorporate sufficient walk breaks and rest days, there's little chance you'll suffer an injury.I thought I'd eventually be able to run without walkingRunning continuously doesn't have to be your goal. Most runners find
Q I’m 22 years old, with PBs from 16:49 for 5K to 1:16 for the half-marathon. My running is going well, but I’d love to try my local triathlon in August. I already swim and circuit train – my only fear is that replacing some of my training
injury.Goal: 5K for speedHow often: Seven or eight times per year.Why: Its a good idea to run a hard 5K every few weeks to keep your racing sharp. In particular, it helps you work on your leg turnover and speed. Try running a fast 5K two or three weeks
on longer runs do absorb road shock and reduce injury risk, but at this point in your training you're looking to maximise fitness gains. So consider wearing a lighter pair of trainers for speed sessions and on shorter runs when you're going faster. Lighter
s time for a change. Otherwise, your repetitive stride pattern will tighten the muscles and joints and make you more susceptible to injury, while your gait simply trains you to run slowly. You risk fatigue, heavy legs and probably the onset of terminal
-training, injury and lack of motivation, so it's in your interests to be realistic and up to date," explains Frapwell. "To develop as a runner, training at the right pace is essential. Base your targets on current fitness levels." Run a time trial of 2K as fast
unless I was forced to by serious illness or injury. Night Nurse I know a couple of runners over 70. One of them I know was even running ultras until a couple of years ago! I can't see that I'll ever stop unless I'm forced to. I started running when I
UAN: 167 Article type:--Most of us can come up with plenty of reasons to avoid speedwork: we might say it hurts; it increases our chances of picking up an injury; it makes us too tired for our other runs… the list is endless. The thing is, they
an injury problem!Not all her final key sessions went as well as earlier ones but she typically did them as well as she could. The warmer weather of later weeks means Kim has confirmed her fears that she isn’t comfortable running quickly in higher
running. I’m thinking of killing two birds with one stone and turning one of his walks into a jog. Does anyone else run with their dog? Did you ease them in gradually or just go out as normal? Clare Taylor 4 Labradors are generally fine as long as most
