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60-Second Guide: Stretching
By Alice Palmer on 26/05/2009 10:34:08
Run safe, strong and injury-free - wise up to the whats, whys and whens of stretching
and could even boost your muscles' performance on the track.Why? Stretching helps prevent sports injuries by increasing your range of movement and reducing the tension in your muscles. Every muscle in the body has an opposing one that works against
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Phase It In: How To Periodise Your Training
By Alice Palmer on 17/08/2009 12:52:03
Get the best out of your training time with a little forward planning
training so you peak in time for a race. What, when and why?Until the Soviet sports scientists got on board, athletes trained at the same intensity all year round. As well as being deeply boring, the constant pressure and physiological demand on the body
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New Year, New You: Setting Goals
By Alice Palmer on 01/01/2010 16:00:57
If you find yourself picking - and then failing to achieve - the same goals year after year, it's time to master the art of effective goal-setting
Sports psychologists often divide objectives into three different types:Technical process goals relate to the technique of your sport (for example running a negative split, or mastering forefoot striking).Outcome goals reflect your overall placing
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Spring Into Action
By Alice Palmer on 06/03/2009 13:56:27
Give your running a spring clean with these top training tips
first thing will be slow and put me at risk of injury. Start slowly and let the run come to you – walk first, gently jog and then speed up until you hit the right pace. Your muscles will have warmed up by the time you run full pelt, and you won
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New Year, New You: 20 Running Resolutions
By Alice Palmer on 01/01/2010 15:50:00
20 simple ideas to help you get more from your favourite sport
cross-trainingIt's great that you love running, but balance out time on your feet with other training and your favourite sport will benefit. Take up yoga, for example, and as well as benefiting from improved posture and zen-like calm, you
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Mind Over Matter: Race-Day Psychology
By Alice Palmer on 22/07/2009 12:32:09
From pre-race nerves to the final kick, channel your brainpower into peak racing performance
GETTY IMAGES You've followed your training schedule to the letter, successfully dodged injury and illness in the run-up to the big day and all of a sudden you're lining up at the start. Get your head
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60-Second Guide: Trail Running
By Alice Palmer on 15/10/2009 09:37:54
For stunning scenery, near-perfect running surfaces and liberation from the urban rat race, take to the trails
with you. Sidestep injuryThe soft surface of trails can be a welcome relief for legs used to the bone-shaking impact of concrete or Tarmac. The uneven ground will also work your ankles and knees harder than road running, so if you're planning a taxing route
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Andrew Lemoncello: Q&A
By Alice Palmer on 26/04/2010 08:00:00
Hot from his marathon debut, we caught up with Andrew Lemoncello - the first Briton across the line in the 2010 Virgin London Marathon
injury-free. I can recover really well from this, take a shorter break than I'd planned and get back into good shape come the European Championships.Q. Why did you decide to switch to the marathon? [Lemoncello had a successful track career in American
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Ironman Switzerland 2009: Soon To Set Sail
By Alice Palmer on 07/07/2009 10:08:31
Hop aboard as the Pirate Ship Of Fools heads to Switzerland for another epic swim, bike and run
believe I could do it in the first place. Nam's forum profile NamI was never athletic in school – sports days were an exercise in humiliation and I would think up all sorts of excuses to get out of them. By 2008
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Overtraining: Spot the Signs
By Alice Palmer on 29/03/2010 12:33:51
Discover the mysterious syndrome that could hit your training hard - and how to defeat it
Loss of energy. Unusually stiff muscles. Lowered sex drive. They might seem like completely unrelated problems, but there's one sports condition that links them all - overtraining syndrome. It might sound made-up but it exists and it needs
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