, particularly high-impact training like running, after a back injury, you must tread carefully (no pun intended). Start with a month of low-impact exercise, such as cycling or using an elliptical trainer in the gym, to re-develop your cardiovascular fitness
important information about running or being a runner Ive learned by watching and talking to other runners.Recently I learned another lesson about running. This time it came from someone whos been running for less than a year. Our run together didnt start
", but you do get a bit of recovery. Once your body gets used to it, the slow bits won't need to be so slow to get some recovery. – NessieStart running shorter distancesDitching the walk break is a mental step rather than a physical one. You have trained
gentle run!Arriving on the start line, I was ready, but oh so cold! I was in pen 7 at the Blue Start so made a beeline for the RW 10:00-mile pacer, John. The start was different this year as the marshalls lifted the barriers much sooner and everyone
Don’t overdo it"I know now that hammering every session was ultimately counter-productive. When I first started running, I would struggle to keep up with running friends who were faster than me. This got me into shape, but it took a mounting toll
body with each exhalation. "We often perform better when there's no pressure," says Denham-Jones.Own goalStart every run - in both training and racing - with a goal in mind that you can control. This might be something like keeping your heart rate at a
.After each session walk for five minutes to cool down and stretch gently for another five minutes. Don’t worry about speed or distance, time on your feet is your only concern. 3. How to... Start running after 40There is nothing unusual about taking up running
running between disciplines. You can try these tips in training and racing.Course notesTrain for the course. It might sound obvious but all too often you'll arrive at the start of a race to find the run course is hilly but you've trained on the flat. Find
Grinning like a loon while bounding down twisting trails, the sea in the distance growing ever closer, I realised - there it was. My running mojo. It was BACK!The half-marathon starts a bit like the 11K hill run - pale, dusty, rocky trails
Having had three attempts getting to the start line of the London Marathon (breaking my ankle eight days beforehand in 2008 and ending up with a trapped nerve in my back for three weeks in 2007), this was finally my London Marathon year.The greatest
