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How To Run At Your Ideal Paces
By Amby Burfoot on 01/11/2002 15:55:38
Running fast too slowly and running slowly too fast - it's easy for runners to misjudge their training pace. But with the right guidance, everyone can train more effectively
into the no-pain, no-gain trap. They train too hard. You know what comes next; burnout, fatigue, injury.Some runners make the opposite mistake. They don’t train hard enough. Their speciality is junk mileage – running so slowly that they receive little
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Our Bodies, Our Selves
By John Bingham on 08/08/2003 15:35:34
You can’t trade your body in for a new, improved model. Accepting the natural strengths and weaknesses of the body you have is the key to becoming the best you can be
This section is adapted from No Need For Speed - A Beginner's Guide To The Joy Of Running, by John Bingham. Buy this book!Many adult-onset athletes believe that living an active lifestyle would be easier if they could trade the body they have
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Novice Know-how
By on 18/11/2009 11:55:40
More and more races are introducing novice waves, but you still need to know what to do even before you step into the water
they are fresh for the run. Keep them together, trailing but still horizontal, and let the buoyancy of your wetsuit act as a pull buoy.Start kicking for the last 20 to 30 metres; this will pump blood into your legs, preparing you for standing up and running
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Ideal Diet: Women Runners
By on 09/03/2012 17:00:00
Read an exclusive preview from the new Runner's World Complete Guide to Women's Running
. As soon as you start to run, your body switches to carbs for fuel. When it comes to the fats you consume in your daily diet, the type you eat – rather than the amount – is key. All fats were not created equal: there are good and bad fats, and some
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Around The Site in 80 Ways - forums
By Runner's World on 14/09/2004 18:00:16
A one-page look at the running world's friendliest forums
-timers to wizened oldies like the RW staff. Here’s a guide to help you get started – peppered with helping hands from the forum folk themselves. Finding your way aroundOn the forum, no beginner is too new, no question too obvious - and sometimes, no conversation
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Progress Makes Perfect
By Marguerite Lazell on 22/12/2003 11:50:43
New Year's resolution - a brief catch-up with our three marathon first-timers finds them well on the way to marathon success
In the December issue of RUNNER’S WORLD, we introduced you to three intrepid volunteers willing to let us train them up from being absolute beginners to running the Flora London Marathon in April. You’ll be pleased to know that, after six weeks
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Resurrection Of The Sole
By John Bingham on 27/11/2003 15:00:44
For those old pairs of running shoes, there is no finishline
escape the pain of their own lives. I hope that my old shoes can help someone else start a new life.That may seem like a lot to ask of a simple pair of running shoes, but I’m willing to believe that it can happen. I try to leave a little bit of a dream
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Your Triathlon Questions Answered
By on 24/11/2009 10:42:13
Worried about cycling in your pants? Here are the answers to the triathlon questions you might be afraid to ask
of the water onto the bike course you won't feel soaked to the skin. It means that, in theory at least, you can peel off your wetsuit post-swim, run to your bike in transition, put on your bike helmet and shoes and off you go. Nudity during a transition
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Best of the forum: Beginners
By Runner's World on 25/09/2003 18:46:04
Highlights and frequently asked questions from our Beginners forum
want to bring a discussion back to life, don't be shy: just add a new message at the end of it. Alternatively, start a new thread on the beginner forum. HEALTH AND INJURY FOR BEGINNERSBack hurts!Blisters - help!Breathing problems - is there a technique
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Triathlon Glossary
By on 10/07/2008 10:58:07
Learn how to talk tri with our beginner's guide to the most commonly used lingo in the world of triathlon
swimming stage followed by a biking stage with no run.AquathlonA swimming stage followed by a run stage with no cycling stage.ATPAnnual Training Plan.BBonking Sudden fatigue and energy loss caused by running out of glycogen in the muscles. (See also Wall
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