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Faster At A Stroke
By Chris Broadbent on 04/06/2010 08:45:44
Many newcomers to triathlon are uncomfortable with the front crawl, but if you master the stroke you can cut precious seconds from your swim time
There were 43 world records set at this year's controversial World Swimming Championships in Rome. One of them came courtesy of Australian Christian Sprenger, who swam the men's 200m breaststroke semi-final in a staggering 2:07.31. Swift it may have
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Time And Motion
By Hal Higdon on 05/06/2002 12:11:01
In the real world, running often has to be slotted in among all your other responsibilities. Here's how to manage your life, so that 'no time!' is no excuse
if you don’t have your running shoes. Sir Ranulph Fiennes, who travels the world lecturing, never goes anywhere without packing his running kit. “I never quite know how my schedule is going to work out and how much time I’m going to have before or after a
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Running You Ragged
By Marc Bloom on 24/03/2003 16:14:06
Running is the best stress-reliever around - but it's sometimes easy to forget that. Here's how to stop your favourite sport becoming a stress in itself
John Buzzard was a seriously stressed man. His work involved long hours and punishing travel. He was married with three small, hyperactive children, who all demanded a lot from him when he was at home.Living in a busy London suburb, he was always
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RW Pocket Race Guide - April
By Runner's World on 23/03/2007 12:45:01
What's coming up, what's closing soon, what's filling fast
Manchester, April 22) While 40,000 runners head to the capital for the Flora London Marathon, another 1,000 will be travelling to the north-west for this fast and friendly road race. Probably best described as a “mix of up and downs”, be prepared for a fair
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RW Pocket Race Guide - New Races
By Libby Willis on 03/04/2007 13:17:10
With the number of races on the up in 2007, here's a list of highlights for you to enjoy
’s easy to see why the organisers claim it’s Britain’s Most Beautiful Run. The route travels along both track and rough trail before arriving at a small cottage at just under 3K. Shortly after, you’ll arrive at the spectacular Loch An Eilein, whose shores
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Should MP3 players be banned at races?
By Runner's World on 23/06/2008 11:41:13
Catch up with what you've been saying in our forums, then stand up and be counted in our interactive poll
or even stopped dead to change a tune or fiddle with the wires, causing me to trip – Current Mrs F I went out of my way to rearrange my schedule so that I could travel to support a friend who was running a 10K. I planted myself at three different points
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Forum vs Hastings Marathon: Winning the Battle
By Runner's World on 18/12/2008 14:27:13
RW forumites turned out in force for the once-in-a-lifetime Hastings 100th Anniversary Marathon - find out how they got on with period costume, hills and sausage sandwiches...
reports as a "predominantly club-runner field. Runners had travelled from far and wide across the British Isles and beyond to take part in this special race, and many even put on period costume for the occasion."The marathon's starting gun was fired
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Cuban Trail Marathon
By Steven Seaton on 06/05/2009 10:58:12
RW battles cowboys, cattle and tremendous climbs at the Cuban Trail Marathon, where PBs were the last thing on runners' minds
of club mates from Bearbrook Joggers in Aylesbury.Revolutionary SpiritFar removed from the tourist-focused world that Havana is fast becoming, the Sierra Maestra offers a completely different but probably more authentic view of Cuba. It's a place where
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Five Common Swimming Mistakes - And How to Fix Them
By Nicola Joyce on 29/10/2010 15:54:26
Elite swimming coach Bill Furniss identifies five common swimming mistakes - and how to overcome them
and wasted no time in asking him exactly how each and every one of us can make big improvements in the pool or open water. Now a Speedo coach, Furniss has coached elite swimmers at Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth level. We asked him to identify
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Open Water: Panic Attacks (Preview)
By Jacqueline Wood on 09/05/2011 10:00:00
If you have concerns about swimming in open water - dark, cold, deep open water - you're not alone
problem. I'd think: will anyone notice or bother to help, or find out who I am, if I panic? And then, of course, that thought would set off a panic attack. All this from someone who'd travelled the world in her 20s with just a backpack for company. I
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