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Race Day Pacing Strategies
By Alison Hamlett on 22/02/2007 15:16:43
On race day, smart pacing can make the difference between triumph and disaster. Reach your potential with these suggested strategies
runners had trained hard and were mentally prepared for the challenge but the pair adopted completely different approaches to race strategies.Radcliffe set the pace, as she had in all her previous marathons, daring the other runners to keep up with her
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Race Day Pacing Strategies (Preview)
By Alison Hamlett on 22/02/2007 16:10:18
On race day, smart pacing can make the difference between triumph and disaster. Reach your potential with these suggested strategies (non-subscriber preview)
runners had trained hard and were mentally prepared for the challenge but the pair adopted completely different approaches to race strategies.Radcliffe set the pace, as she had in all her previous marathons, daring the other runners to keep up with her
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Plan Early: Race Day Mental Strategies
By on 26/09/2011 10:50:54
Perform at your best on race day by practising these key mental strategies throughout your training
Racing well is as much a product of mental strength as physical readiness, whether you're out to nail a PB or just finish. Too often, though, runners practise mental tricks such as visualisation just a few days before race day - if at all."That's a
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Q+A: How far in advance should I practise my race nutrition strategy?
By on 14/07/2011 12:00:00
, find out what gels and drinks will be available to you on race day and try them out.Racing overseasOther considerations will come into play if you are travelling abroad to race, such as how food and hydration strategies change with the climate, what
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How to run your best 10K race
By Owen Anderson on 06/05/2002 11:20:05
The 10K strategies that are proven by research
Standfirst: Author: Owen AndersonPics:Issue date: racing secrets bookletKeywords: uan73--Its vital to warm up thoroughly before a 10K race. A good warm-up enhances the power of your leg muscles, increases the flow of blood to your heart muscles
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Race-day disasters! (Preview)
By Selene Yeager on 03/04/2013 12:38:12
We runners are planners. We pick races, plot strategies and work hard for weeks, months, years, to hit our goals.
strategies to avoid asthma attacks, gut distress, hitting the wall and over-hydration in the full article.Subscribers can view the rest of Race day disasters in the full article. Not a magazine subscriber? Subscribe online now to make a significant saving
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Chrissie Wellington's Racing Tips
By Julie-Anne Ryan on 09/06/2011 15:15:58
Three-time Ironman World Champ reveals the mental strategy neeeded to complete a long-distance race
Preparing your mind for a long-distance race is just as important as preparing your body, says Chrissie Wellington. If that's what the three-time Ironman World Champion and world record holder thinks, then that's good enough for the rest of us. So
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Race-day disasters!
By Selene Yeager on 03/04/2013 11:55:33
We runners are planners. We pick races, plot strategies and work hard for weeks, months, years, to hit our goals.
Yet too often disaster strikes on race day – we’re hobbled by cramp, gutted by stomach distress or hampered by unforeseen demons. To help you dodge all this, runners have shared their tales of race days gone bad. For the common horror stories, our
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Ironman Ambitions: Ten Top Tips
By Tobias Mews on 05/10/2011 10:00:00
Step up to an Ironman with our top ten tips, from planning your nutrition strategy early to joining a club
time accordingly. Think about it: the swim leg accounts for roughly 10 per cent of your race, around 60 per cent of your time is spent on the bike and the remaining 30 per cent on the run. If you want to compete, rather than simply finish, you'll need
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Racing Basics
By Runner's World on 30/07/2002 16:19:27
From finding a race to planning your strategy - from the people who learnt the hard way
Here's how to race on the right foot from the people who learnt the hard wayStart SmallThe best way to approach racing is to start small. Whether youre planning to do your race as a one-off, or as the first step in a long running career, you
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