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Welcome To Integrated Training
By Marc Bloom on 01/06/2002 16:03:24
To be a better runner, you need to broaden your exercise programme. Welcome to integrated training
maximal oxygen uptake, increasing the bodys ability to transport oxygen to the working muscles.2. Tempo running(15 per cent; 45 minutes)If your current training schedule includes too much of the same old thing same course, same pace, same distance it
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Speed: what really works?
By Runner's World on 30/05/2006 17:50:30
With so many speedwork options, how can you get the best return from your effort?
to good improvements, two to four per cent. They could find only one study of what we would call tempo training, and it produced improvements of about three per cent. So both very-fast running and controlled tempo sessions should also be part of your
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Q+A: Can a heart rate monitor help me lose weight?
By Joe Beer on 09/09/2002 17:45:51
Our experts answer real-life questions
number of calories per mile of running (assuming the same terrain) whatever the pace. Its just a case of whether carbohydrate is taking up a little (40 per cent) or a lot (80 per cent) of the calories burned. Ultimately, its the overall number
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On The Double (Preview)
By Marc Bloom and Shane Starling on 25/10/2007 15:17:37
Hills one day, fast the next, right? Not if you combine two quality workouts into one. It'll save you time and may just improve your performance as well (non-subscriber preview)
You could head to the track for some intervals Tuesday, and log a tempo run on Thursday. Or you could follow the lead of today's top runners and combine two traditional quality sessions into one killer workout. Britain's number one male marathon
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The Cycle Path to Fitness
By on 12/06/2006 10:28:10
As the wheels on the bike go round and round, you will reap the fitness benefits
-outs Once a week, go for distance. Work up to two hours or more, depending on the length of the triathlon you're training for.Every other week, do 20-30 minutes of tempo riding at an equivalent effort to tempo running. Begin and end these sessions
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Q+A: How soon can I run after abdominal surgery?
By Patrick Milroy on 09/09/2000 10:02:10
Our experts answer real-life questions
Q Ive recently undergone abdominal surgery, and the hospital physio has advised me to wait for three weeks before running. I think that this is on the excessive side because I feel fine, and the scar is healing rapidly. Do you agree
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Speed: what really works? (Preview)
By Runner's World on 30/05/2006 18:06:51
With so many speedwork options, how can you get the best return for your effort? (Non-subscriber preview)
to good improvements, two to four per cent. They could find only one study of what we would call tempo training, and it produced improvements of about three per cent. So both very-fast running and controlled tempo sessions should also be part of your
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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
your performance overall."Within each mesocyle, a microcycle can be as short as a week. It's simply a collective term used to refer to the different units that make up a structured short-term routine (one speed session, one tempo run, a long run and two
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The Perfect Playlist
By Jeff Pearlman on 12/06/2008 09:24:58
Runners who listen to music know its motivating power, but what exactly does a great running song sound like?
this works wonders for Foo Fighters fans it doesn't exactly lend itself to a day of up-tempo training with the airy melodies of the Carpenters."That's what's great about running to electronica – the BPM is almost always perfect for runners," says Boyett
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Fast Lane: Extend Your Peak
By Ed Eyestone on 27/02/2008 08:10:29
Reload and reduce to keep racing successfully for months
pace your first week back, then the same at 5K pace4 Log a weekly tempo run of 20 minutes at a pace 20 seconds slower than 10K paceReduce Ten days before a race...1 Reduce weekly mileage by 50 per cent2 Run 75 per cent of the distance of your normal
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