for each pair of shoes alongside your total weekly mileageIM TOO FAT AND ILL GET HECKLEDBeing heckled is a big deal for runners of all sizes. Theres nothing so galling as the invective of a spotty teen as you reach mile 11 of a Sunday run
This New Year, resolve to change your running for the better. It can be anything you like, from trying a new race distance to buying new shoes. To make sure you have no excuse for not vowing to improve, here are 20 ready-made resolutions to inspire
underloading the other. The Boston Athletic Association’s press liaison Jack Fleming uses a work/run index of 100 in determining how to balance work and work-outs. If he works 60 hours one week, he knows his mileage total should therefore be around 40 (ie 60
.Proof positivePositive thinking is the most straightforward way to achieve running longevity. A study at Yale University showed that having an optimistic outlook could extend a person's life by 7 1/2 years. Lower blood pressure and cholesterol were also noted
UAN:195 Article type:-->“After years and years of running, the act of putting one foot in front of the other, mile after mile, gets pretty damn boring,” Australian marathoner Derek Clayton once observed.At some point, nearly all of us have run
for entries is Friday October 6.Click to enlargeTerms and Conditions1. Only one entry will be accepted per person. The closing date for receipt of competition entries is October 6, 2006.2. The competition is only open to UK residents over the age of 18 with a
motivated by choosing a race as a goal, but use whatever target works for you, whether that’s building up to your first 10-mile run, running five times a week, or logging 100 miles in a month. “A good goal keeps you excited,” says Hadfield.Go Off
, helping her recover from disasters like losing her shoe at the 2007 European Cross-Country Trials. "During the race, someone stood on the back of my spike. I just had to carry on with one bare foot!" She won that 4.4K race in 15:13. And after she turns
people so you motivate each other. Do a road or cross-country race and use the treadmills together at your local gym. Join a tri club and use the sessions and advice on offer." - Tim Don "Tell yourself that training in the miserable winter makes you a
with total flexibility in terms of how and when to clock up those miles. Online running community fetcheveryone.com has monthly mileage groups, which are great for motivation. You could even run the year – 2010 miles works out as 38.5 per week! Start a
