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Learn to Love Open Water
By on 23/11/2009 17:32:21
Most triathletes come to the sport through running or cycling, which means that swimming can pose problems. But even if you thrash about the pool as if you're very angry at something, you can learn to love the water
swimming, first and foremost, is a technical sport. Power and strength can be important but blindly applied they are likely to be counterproductive. If you think of it less like running and cycling and more like golf or a martial art then you will start
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Reader to Reader: What's your injury philosophy?
By Jane Hoskyn on 29/04/2007 21:52:10
How's a runner to handle injury - and the constant threat of injury? Here's what you thought
is the answer, because you'd be changing your natural style rhythm. However it's important to run at different speeds so that you don't develop overuse injures by always running the same style with the same range of movements. Building upper body and core
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Meet The UK's Paratriathletes
By Simon Griffiths on 19/11/2009 15:52:05
Paratriathlon is becoming the sport of choice for disabled athletes and may even be a Paralympic sport in 2016. We investigate the reasons for its success and talk to some of the UK's finest paratriathletes
, squeezed between work and a long commute. Goddard does seven or eight training sessions each week. "This might not be as much as top age-group athletes but, as all the training I do involves my upper body, I have to make sure I allow adequate time
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30 Best Training Tips - From the Forum
By Runner's World on 21/03/2005 15:40:17
Real-life tried and tested ways to improve your motivation, long runs, speedwork and more - from runners just like you
.See full threadReduce your heart rate: relax your bodyChaos - I've found that I can get my heart rate down a few beats just by focussing on relaxing and eliminating unnecessary body movements. To see if you are over-rotating your upper body, try running
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Six Weeks to Stronger Swimming
By on 18/11/2009 14:28:51
Transform your swimming in just six weeks with this simple plan
comes from your arms."Try some basic pool exercises to strengthen your muscles, such as using a float to practise front-crawl leg-kicks. Hold the float out in front of you, keep your upper body relaxed and just use your legs to swim. It can be hard going
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The Growth of Paratriathlon
By on 19/11/2009 12:36:34
Paratriathlon is becoming the sport of choice for disabled athletes and may even be a Paralympic sport in 2016. We investigate the reasons for its success and talk to some of the UK's finest paratriathletes
, squeezed between work and a long commute. Goddard does seven or eight training sessions each week. "This might not be as much as top age-group athletes but, as all the training I do involves my upper body, I have to make sure I allow adequate time
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What's Hot On The Forum: Archive
By Runner's World on 15/09/2009 12:40:46
The RW forum is a huge beast, so each week we cream off the stuff that's getting you up and down (April 2009 - June 2009)
are running? Bunches77 It depends on how hard your run is. If your HR is low then you’ll burn fat, as it increases then you’ll start to burn glycogen (which comes from carbohydrates). I think I generally burn calories from my upper body - my thighs are still
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What's Hot On The Forum: Archive
By Runner's World on 17/03/2009 09:53:01
The RW forum is a huge beast, so each week we cream off the stuff that's getting you up and down (July 2008 - March 2009)
and ice up top - not fun if you are new to it. I would suggest you take full body covering and an emergency blanket - and let people know where you are going. Nick L Join the thread Recipe For Recovery What's your recovery secret after a long
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What's Hot On The Forum: Archive
By Runner's World on 17/09/2007 10:44:44
The RW forum is a huge beast, so each week we cream off the stuff that's getting you up and down (November 2007 - December 2007)
that someone thinks them capable of jogging. - popsiderJoin the threadNo thanks...SO, SO COLD!It's so so cold outside and my 'good girl' four training runs a week have stopped. How do you get through the winter? – Blonde007Once you start running, your body gets
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What's Hot On The Forum: Archive
By Runner's World on 20/01/2007 21:11:29
The RW forum is a huge beast, so each week we cream off the stuff that's getting you up and down (April 2007 - July 2007)
five or six focussed run sessions with say six or seven multisport sessions it’s reasonable that your shorter distance run strength will suffer.Overall you’ll certainly be fitter, tri training works more of your body and you’ll have more core fitness
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