the target higher).As you progress throughout the day a series of LED lights flash across the band from red through amber and finally to green, the closer to your target you get. You also get a reading of how many Fuel points you have scored every time you
Good news: during the next year, you're going to run PBs at 5K and 10K.That's right: you're going to race faster and you're going to enjoy the entire training and racing experience more than ever. That's because you're going to train by the numbers
Standfirst: In-depth one-month mile trainingAuthor: Sean Fishpool and Steve SmythePics:Issue date: aug01Keywords:--What better way to celebrate summer than to shrug off long mileage and concentrate on pure running pleasure for a month? Picture this
resemble the effects of hard regular sessions. And yes, some physical stress is necessary for triathletes to continue to improve. The training principle underlying this, known as progressive overload, states that you need a constant and progressive increase
step of the way, whatever your goal for the big day. • We're delighted to be the official training partner of Race for Life, and if you like what you read here and you'd like to try a subscription to the magazine, we'll make a £5 donation of our own
, as your training will always be weighted in favour of your preferred discipline."Kathryn Freeland agrees that training needs to be structured so you can progress in measured amounts and avoid injury. She suggests writing your schedule up on a wall chart
Speedwork is the single most effective way to move your running up a gear, once you've been training for half an hour three or four times a week for a month or two.It helps you to run smoother, faster, stronger and with less effort - not just
the floor, starting at the tailbone, until the body forms a straight line from the shoulders to the knees. Hold for 5 seconds, building up to 10 seconds. Repeat 10 times.To progress: Perform the exercise as above, but once the pelvis is lifted, straighten
or compete at the same level as you were before the injury or illness or whatever it is that so rudely impeded your progress. However, with patience and persistence, you will regain your fitness.When you are ready to return to your training, Stannard suggests
clung to it as a lifeline. But at some point, after about a year of running, something changed. Hed become obsessive about his training and his racing: if he missed a morning run, hed fret about it for the rest of the day. And races were worse: if a
