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Break Bad Training Habits
By on 18/11/2009 15:10:50
Very few triathletes have perfect training technique and race preparation but there are a number of common errors that you can easily correct
of some of the country's finest athletes and a sports scientist, we've come up with a list of the most common training and race-day misdemeanours and the tips you need to tackle or avoid them. These people have experienced them all, so now you don't have
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Weekday Winners: The Winners!
By on 23/09/2011 12:33:57
Were you a lucky entrant? Keep checking back here for the latest prize winners in our fantastic Weekdays Winners 2011 competitions!
PRIZE WINNERS:Thursday September 1 - Saucony Cortana Running Shoes (x2)Debra Bourne (Beckenham)David Barron (Oxford)Friday September 2 - Garmin Forerunner 610Malcolm Cliff (West Yorkshire)Monday September 5 - Xempo Technical Tee (x10)Simon Davenport
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My VLM 2010: krssy (4:28)
By krssy on 27/04/2010 07:22:47
My first Virgin London Marathon - I’m a person who loves a challenge and my race was certainly that!
of makes me feel like a tough guy) but the bling of the medal just makes all of that fade and has put the silliest grin on my face.I will take 4:28:17 for my first marathon, thank you very much!I will take pride in the knowledge that I’m 0.1
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Fuel Your Fire
By David Morton on 02/02/2010 14:31:41
The perfect nutrition strategy is the key to success in long-distance races. Here's a simple guide to keeping your tank topped up
Regardless of whether it's a gel, a drink, a bar or even just sweets that you're knocking back on the move, you're doing it for one very visceral reason - the wall. The wall is what marathon runners hit in the second half of the race, usually somewhere between 18 miles
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49 Greatest Weight Loss Tips
By on 07/01/2011 13:21:31
Need to shift a few pounds? Make these easy changes to your diet – and watch the fat fall off!
and fibre, plus a higher satiety level than other foods to stop you grazing.12 Drink grapefruit juice for breakfast and you'll lose four and a half pounds in 12 weeks thanks to its insulin-lowering enzymes.13 Add lentils to each meal and you'll lose over 15
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Kicking The Habits
By Anita Bean on 16/03/2006 11:29:27
An unbalanced diet could be undoing all the good work you put into your training. Here's how to overcome your nutritional foibles
Pizza Hut individual margherita pan pizza with garlic bread stacks up 1,264kcal, equivalent to two hours and 12 minutes of running for a 70kg person, a KFC chicken fillet burger and fries is 738kcal (one hour and 18 minutes of running), and a Snickers
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Honey: The Facts
By Alice Palmer on 07/05/2010 15:38:40
Find out more about the nutritional and health benefits of this running superfuel - and try tasty new recipes
. These simple carbohydrates are a great source of energy - in fact, honey was even used by runners in the Olympic Games in ancient Greece in as an energy source.A blend of natural sugars (80%), water (18%), and minerals, vitamins, pollen and protein (2%), honey
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Cut The Cramp
By Ruth Emmett on 10/11/2009 08:08:06
Don't let muscle spasms ruin your next run
Painful, paralysing and PB-unfriendly, cramps can strike at any time. "There's no one definitive cause," saysDr Steve Ingham, head of physiology at the English Institute of Sport (eis2win.co.uk). Research in the Muscle & Nerve Journal shows
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BIG Triathlon Index
By on 27/11/2006 08:48:21
Training for a triathlon? Let Runnersworld.co.uk don a wetsuit and line up beside you...
, with no surprises. It’s about building your body and having fun doing it. To allow you to ease into exercise very gradually, your program will last for eight weeks, as opposed to 12.Intermediate – Combining schedules used to train three RW guinea pigs in the 2005
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The Sex Factor: Gender in Triathlon (Preview)
By Daisy Rogers on 06/04/2011 12:08:16
Gender differences matter when it comes to triathlon training, racing or even eating
sports science testing to work out your specific training intensity zones. Alternatively, speak to the staff at your gym.Men1. Sink or swim Men generally have less body fat than women, which reduces natural buoyancy and, potentially, speed in the water
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