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Finish Fine
By Dr Victor Thompson on 18/11/2009 12:32:03
As the triathlon season draws to a close it's only natural to feel a little deflated, but with these tips and tactics you'll be able to come back even stronger next year
suddenly feel directionless. It can be a curious time, but follow this advice to ensure you end the season on a high and make the best use of the coming months.Variety showWith your target races behind you, now is the time to mix up your training and racing
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Dai Greene: Gold Ambition
By Ruth Morgan on 03/08/2012 16:00:00
Meet Dai Greene, the Welsh wonder who's reigning World Champion in the 400m hurdles and discover his hunger for Olympic gold
and training partner Jack Green are in the midst of two weeks of high-intensity training. They know this session will leave them on the floor, but that’s how Greene likes it. Under veteran coach Malcolm Arnold, Greene trains relentlessly year-round on Bath
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Break Bad Training Habits
By on 18/11/2009 15:10:50
Very few triathletes have perfect training technique and race preparation but there are a number of common errors that you can easily correct
of some of the country's finest athletes and a sports scientist, we've come up with a list of the most common training and race-day misdemeanours and the tips you need to tackle or avoid them. These people have experienced them all, so now you don't have
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RW Speed-and-Distance Monitor Test
By Runner's World on 15/01/2007 17:27:21
RW tests products from Polar, Nike, Garmin, Navman, Timex and Suunto
-and-distance monitors (SDMs) aren’t really for measuring races though (the Jones-Oerth counter does a decent job of that – incidentally along the shortest possible route, hence the 300m discrepancies). They’re an invaluable training device though, helping you to make
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RW's BIG Race-Training Menu
By Runner's World on 20/07/2004 18:01:12
Everything about racing: finding a race, training, the big day and beyond... it's our BIG index...
-marathon schedules Tried and trusted... Our best-ever schedules -- for the half; 12 weeks from sub-1:20 to 2:30 run-walk Essential Q&As -- Nutrition, training, race day and more...The technical know-how -- Pacing tactics and fuelling advice to avoid a blow
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Enduring Questions: Can Hills Make You Faster?
By Amby Burfoot on 07/07/2005 10:23:42
Some runners avoid hills because they can cause injuries and they're, well, hard. Time to reconsider
physiology, so he views hill training through a technical lens. "We use oscillatory terrain to increase the athlete's adaptation to stress, and to teach a more efficient use of glycogen," he says. "It also gives them a nice reactive power that improves
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A Personal Best
By John Bingham on 27/11/2003 10:52:08
Still waddling after all these years
-mail exchange with Runner's World. The proposal sounded simple. Write a monthly column. Nothing too technical, just the observations of a former couch potato. I’m sure that the rest of the staff were ready to have the editor committed for offering
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Make It Last
By John Bingham on 22/07/2004 15:09:41
First or last or somewhere in between - at the end of the race it shouldn't really matter
wife Karen in the final 20 metres, so technically she was last. Yes, it’s true that she hadn’t actually started running yet, that she was wearing three-year-old training shoes, and that she was laughing so hard at the sight of me running that she could
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Pocket Race Guide – Coastal Races
By on 12/05/2011 12:27:31
Head to the seaside for a scenic sprint this summer
's well worth getting in some hill training - there are some testing slopes along the way. However, as you approach the final mile, the chorus of skylarks and stunning cliff views should stop you feeling the burn. This well-organised coastal caper includes
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RW Interviews: Jeanette Kwakye
By on 04/04/2011 12:28:54
With injury worries behind her, the British 60m record holder is ready for a storming comeback this season
It's only five months until the World Championships in South Korea, and one athlete raring to be in the starting blocks is Jeanette Kwakye.The World Indoor Championship silver medallist and British 60m record holder is training and racing hard again
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