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	The Laws Of Injury Prevention By Amby Burfoot on 08/03/2010 08:32:08 Follow these 10 time-tested principles and you'll spend more time on the roads - and less in rehab the second time around. If not, you've got two obvious options: take more time off, and/or schedule an appointment with a sports medicine specialist.3. Consider Shortening Your StrideThis comes as a bit of a surprise because it's not discussed much in running

	Enduring Questions - The Perfect Training Plan By Amby Burfoot on 02/04/2007 12:24:33 Note these ten principles next time you draw up a schedule developed sophisticated variations on the basic approach.Pump up your stride rate to 180 per minute At the 1984 Olympics, Daniels and his wife, Nancy, analysed the stride frequencies of runners from 800m to the marathon. At distances from 5,000m on, the top

	Enduring Questions: Downhill Running By Amby Burfoot on 09/06/2006 14:51:54 The Boston Marathon drops 480 feet from start to finish, so it should be the fastest, easiest course around, right? Tell that to your trashed quads many eccentric contractions. This is the same phenomenon that forces many runners to walk backwards down stairs in the several days following a downhill event.You don't think of it this way, but when you run, you are basically falling. With each stride

	Marathon Training: Smooth and Easy By Amby Burfoot on 16/01/2004 09:53:14 10 classic marathon Q&As, from training injury-free to overcoming dreaded boredom the final miles of a marathon, you should be able to run faster.This extract is from The Runner's World Complete Book of Running by RW USA Editor Amby Burfoot.

	Enduring Questions: The Perfect 30-Minute Session By Amby Burfoot on 05/05/2005 11:15:27 Pushed for time? Three experts share their best short sessions Amby Burfoot is Executive Editor of Runner's World USA, and the 1968 Boston Marathon winner Imagine that there was an exercise programme that could guarantee to get you in shape with only three identical 30-minute exercise sessions per week. I

	Start Running Now: Our Get-Going Guide By Amby Burfoot on 01/01/2010 15:21:23 Anyone can become a runner - never mind the excuses, the weather or the bag of crisps calling your name. Here, a team of experts shows you how by eating smaller portions and fewer fried foods.INJURY PREVENTIONStretch after you run, not beforeRunners have long believed that stretching will give them a longer, smoother stride and reduce their risk of injuries. However, in recent years research has

	Double Your Endurance By Amby Burfoot on 10/05/2005 16:02:25 Introducing the wonders of the running world - seven simple plans to double your endurance are spending less time on the ground, and I’ve increased my stride frequency. In London, my legs did not fatigue at all during or after the marathon.”What you should do Instead of running strides at the end of several easy runs a week, do a ‘fast-feet’ drill

	Enduring Questions: Armstrong vs The Marathon By Amby Burfoot on 03/07/2006 14:23:22 In the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong would devour riders over 2,000-plus miles. Could he do the same over 26.2? :40:04, still the Hawaii record, after first swimming 2.4 miles and then cycling 112 miles.Always a strong runner, Allen had a lightbulb moment one year at the Cherry Blossom 10-Mile in Washington, D.C. in the USA. He was warming up, doing some strides, when he

	It's Good To Walk By Amby Burfoot on 05/05/2002 15:49:01 A simple training technique can increase your endurance and calorie-burning, decrease injuries and maybe even help you to run faster , enjoyable (and effective) way to run. It’s worth a try, isn’t it? Amby Burfoot is Editor of Runner's World US.

	Beginning Running: The First Of Many Miles By Amby Burfoot on 16/01/2004 14:41:28 RW USA Editor Amby Burfoot with a friendly overview of how to get started and what to expect as a new runner This extract is from The Runner's World Complete Book of Running by RW USA Editor Amby Burfoot. You can now preview it, free, for two weeks without risk or obligation. All running programmes for beginners are the same: they move you from walking