-tuning speed with rest. The strategy works because if you sustain a high training volume for too long, you'll fatigue. But if you reduce volume for an extended period of time, your fitness will begin to erode. Thus, to continuously race well, you must return

painful and frustrating experience, but this is especially likely if you have tried to get away with a low training volume.To console you, everyone who ever began training on a twice-weekly basis (and that includes most runners) has found it difficult

volume control on the cable these headphones are ideal for runners who store their player out of easy reach.High-output drivers deliver quality sound without filtering outside noise - perfect for runners, who need to be aware of their surroundings

runners. It could be the practicalities of finding four hours to run on days already packed with work, kids and all the other demands of your life. Or it could be that once you start ramping up the volume, your body starts shutting down. Another 26.2 dream

Cutting back on volume and intensity for a race seven days away may seem obvious, but many runners still get it wrong. So, for the perfect taper, just do this:Sat/Sun 75 per cent of your long run (if it’s usually 10 miles, run 7)Mon 20-30 minutes

key race, and based on that, organise your training into four phases:1. Foundation phase (6-12 weeks), which aims to gradually increase the volume and regularity of your running. (Try to limit the amount of road work in favour of grass.) Variation can

evaporation. With that sweating comes fluid loss; the hotter it gets, the more you'll leak. Physiologically, fluid losses reduce blood volume, which in turn reduces stroke volume in the heart.As a result, the heart is forced to work harder to fulfil

ears, but their main USP, say the manufacturers, is the sound quality for the price. Clarity was certainly impressive, and they were powerful too – the volume was deafening at anything above halfway – but the bass could be better. After some initial

bit (or trying to) for the second half. It was brilliant being able to run with a pacer, though the sheer volume of bodies made it hard to stay in step with the group and I was generally either in front or trailing, just through lack of space. In fact

down on race courses. However, increasing muscle volume will not only give you more power, it can also help protect you from injury, increase flexibility and even improve your VO2 max. Just don't become one of those no-neck monsters who have to turn