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Kenya Training Diary: Day Two
By Alison Hamlett on 29/04/2012 15:06:19
Runner's World heads to running legend Kipchoge Keino's training camp in Eldoret
or heading out to visit friends instead of training twice a day.After our run, we head out too. We’re going to visit another famous training camp in the area: Kipchoge Keino’s High Performance Training Centre in Eldoret. When we arrive at the camp, coach
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Kenya Training Diary: Day One
By Alison Hamlett on 28/04/2012 15:17:09
Runner's World heads to Kenya's Rift Valley to discover the training secrets of Kenyan runners
I’ve come to Iten, a small village overlooking the Great Rift Valley, to discover why Kenyan runners are so dominant right now. The benefits of training at altitude play their part – we’re at 2,400m, which means that walking upstairs causes the kind
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Sign up for our Summer Training Newsletters
By Alison Hamlett on 27/06/2012 14:43:30
Spring into this summer's triathlon season with our expert training advice
The sun’s finally out, which means it’s time to turn up the heat on your triathlon training. To guarantee you taste race success this summer, we’ve put together a series of training newsletters that combine to create an essential guide to the sport
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Kenya Training Diary: Day Four
By Alison Hamlett on 01/05/2012 15:57:14
’t doing speed work though. He’s still recovering from the race 10 days ago and opts instead to hit the gym at the High Altitude Training Centre where we’re staying, and where Mo Farah and Paula Radcliffe come to train when they’re in Kenya. Wilson spends
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Kenya Training Diary: Day Three
By Alison Hamlett on 01/05/2012 15:34:18
Runner's World meets two-time Boston Marathon winner Moses Tanui in Eldoret
It’s Monday morning at 5:30am. Today is considered an easy day on the Kenyan training schedule so we go for a gentle run from the High Altitude Training Camp down to the Kamariny Stadium. The track’s deserted because it’s raining but we decide to do
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Performance Provisions
By Alison Hamlett on 03/07/2009 10:12:20
The best training foods can be the simplest
GETTY IMAGES The possibility of shaving a few seconds off a personal best, or running further than we ever thought we could, can lead us towards ever more inventive ways to train. But what
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Be The Best
By Alison Hamlett on 22/06/2004 17:07:46
A preview for non-subscribers: 2 of our 9 best-ever ways to be a winner every time you race by beating yourself and setting a new PB
to tweaking your training, to eating race-friendly foods. If you're a Runner's World UK magazine subscriber, you can see all 9 PB-busting tips here. Otherwise, enjoy these two as a preview - and if you want to subscribe, you can save 30% right here.Strong Legs
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Be The Best
By Alison Hamlett on 22/06/2004 15:56:45
It's unlikely you'll win every race you enter but you can be a winner every time you race by beating yourself and setting a new PB. Here are nine tips
and protecting your legs from the repetitive pounding of training. If you are looking for a non-weight-based programme to build leg strength, head for the hills. Hill intervals are also an effective way to build efficient and powerful leg muscles. Find a hill
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Rapid Recovery
By Ant Smith, Selene Yeager, Ruth Emmett, Alison Hamlett on 02/12/2009 17:56:27
The standard recipe for injury recovery is a few weeks of rest, ice and anti-inflammatories. But there are steps you can take to minimise lost training time
body part, but stay in motion to keep blood flowing, which will help you heal faster and maintain fitness. You could try swimming, brisk walking, aquajogging or rowing depending on your injury.Eat to healYou may not be training, but your body still
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TW Interviews: British pro Scott Neyedli
By Alison Hamlett on 08/10/2010 23:13:51
With less than 24 hours to go before the 2010 Ironman World Champs get underway, we caught up with British pro triathlete Scott Neyedli
in last 12 months, which is quite a lot at pro level. I've had to race more because I don't have the same level of sponsorship.TW: How have you been preparing for Kona?SN: I've been training in Canada over the summer. My parents live about an hour from
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