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The Great Escape: Beating Stress (Preview)
By Matt Barbour on 29/10/2008 16:54:02
Stress. Anxiety. Pressure. Tension. Find out how you can use running to leave them behind - literally (non-subscriber preview)
cent in mental tests and ability to deal with the causes of stress. Running actually builds new brain cells in the hippocampus, the region responsible for memory, which deteriorates from the age of 30. "It boosts blood flow – and in turn, oxygen
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Kick The Habit
By Matt Barbour on 17/06/2008 08:57:04
Take your running up a gear with these 14 simple fixes to the most common mistakes
of depleting your stores than running slowly," Holt explains. BREAK IT: Take the breath test. "Gauge if you’re burning glycogen by the level of your breathing," Holt advises. "If you’re puffing and panting, you’re working too hard and burning up your glycogen
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The RW D.I.Y Coaching Team
By Matt Barbour on 01/07/2008 12:43:15
With this advice from the country's top running coaches and health and fitness professionals, you can train yourself to run your best
levels become volatile and unstable," says Dr Mike Bundy, specialist sports doctor at Pure Sports Medicine (www.puresportsmed.com). To discover if you’re over-training, try the orthostatic heart rate test, developed by Finnish sports physiologist Heikki
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Think Tough
By Matt Barbour on 25/09/2008 16:56:41
A strong mind makes an even stronger runner, so it's time to break the mental barrier that's holding you back
University. "Or we can be so relaxed (or determined to shut out the stressor) that we begin to focus too much on things that are superfluous to our performance."Your strategy Take your cue. Maynard recommends this tried-and-tested re-focusing technique: "I
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Run Like A Dream
By Matt Barbour on 29/12/2008 08:43:12
Make sleep the sharpest training tool in your box to take your running to a new level
to cortisol, the stress hormone. Wash it down with some Gatorade about an hour before getting horizontal. In tests carried out at Lyon University, France, athletes and couch potatoes alike who downed a high-carbohydrate drink enjoyed a sleep-inducing lower
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Inside Story
By Matt Barbour on 04/09/2008 10:45:34
What exactly is going on under your body's bonnet as you move through the 26.2 miles of a marathon?
or so higher. "In the opening stages of a marathon, the heart rate of both men and women should climb to the plateau of about 140bpm, working at about 70 per cent of your maximum effort, a guide we use for testing new athletes' fitness," says Pedlar
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Six Secrets Of Successful Runners
By Matt Barbour on 23/10/2009 14:10:39
What really improves running performance? We asked the top elites and their trainers how you can get the most out of your quality workouts
The Workout Run 10 x 1 mile at a 4:50-4:55 pace per mile, with 30-second recoveries in between each repetition. Your Move Run 6-8 x 1 mile, at goal race pace, with 60- to 90-second recoveries. "It's best to do this two weeks prior to a race to test
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The Great Escape: Beating Stress
By Matt Barbour on 29/10/2008 10:58:04
Stress. Anxiety. Pressure. Tension. Find out how you can use running to leave them behind - literally
cent in mental tests and ability to deal with the causes of stress. Running actually builds new brain cells in the hippocampus, the region responsible for memory, which deteriorates from the age of 30. "It boosts blood flow – and in turn, oxygen
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