while training is also an absolute must. As a rough guide, try to drink 500ml of water, diluted juice or a sports drink two hours before a run, and another 150ml just before you leave. During If you plan to run for less than an hour, plain water should
, training too much and training too little.So I went to Plan B: I interviewed the best running-injury experts in the world. Like the medical studies, the experts didn't always agree. But certain principles emerged. From these, I developed 10 laws of injury
to Cancer Research UK. (There's a super offer at the end of the page.)How should I start?If you haven't entered a Race for Life race yet, you can find out more and enter here.Then, whether you walk or run or plan to do a bit of both, a training programme
further. (Isn’t 26.2 miles far enough?) Instead, they want to improve their speed endurance – the pace at which they can cover substantial distances.Fortunately, you can have it both ways. You can follow training plans that build the length of your long
swim training consists of holding a pull buoy between your legs and just swimming back and forth, you may want to re-evaluate how you're using your time. With a carefully planned programme, even a few hours in the water every week can turn your
basis!NovemberThis month's training: November saw me training in England, Scotland and Ireland enjoying manysunrises and sunsets. Spent a lot of time working out a training plan totake me up to my peak training meek at the end of May and realised that
.Weights and circuit training can be done throughout the year, but the exercises should be periodised so you achieve the best results possible. Periodisation is a structured plan working on different aspects of fitness, such as adaptation, strength endurance, muscular
around.When to move on from base training in a marathon build-up?Pantman At what point prior to the marathon did you start to come off base training?I was planning to run a half mid August and do most of the peaking after that - is that too late? (Race
programme was a big success," says Pierce. "Our people didn’t hurt themselves, and most ran their best-ever marathon. I think we showed that you can teach people to train more efficiently."The First Training PlanThe FIRST marathon programme includes three
