Hard Training Q&AsTRAINING GENERAL• Do I need to take an "easy week" when my average mileage isn’t that high? • Should you try and break through ‘the wall’ in training? • Is it just the cold weather, or am I getting fitter? • How do I overcome
explains why runners get higher than cyclists, swimmers, and those who simply stroll around the block. Cyclists and swimmers don’t support their own body weight while exercising; walking isn’t very intense. In other words, these activities don’t produce
pedal pushing, but from a lean frame. If you carry too much weight, gravity pulls you backward. A Kenyan 10,000m runner on a bike might perform quite well in the Pyrenees, but the same Kenyan would be crushed in the time trials, which demand brute power
? (grasshopper1)Strength training with free weights, the Swiss ball for core stability, different types of stretch and stability exercises – all those are twice a week. And I try to fit in some time on a Nordic ski machine, elliptical trainer or aqua jogger
of the diaphragm. The reason it happens on the right-hand side is the heavier weight of the organs attached on that side. What happens is that you get into a rhythmn of breathing out as the right foot hits the ground, which increases the load on the diaphragm
I've been quite lucky. The only injury I've had was in Jan 2000, which stopped my running for four months. I had physio and an extensive weights programme, and the recommended stretching exercises are now a regular part of my routine. Since then I
’s quicker to do that than choke myself on the water and lose more time that way. – cougieMaster the make-a-spout techniqueIf I get a cup of water in a race, I generally tip out half of it, squeeze the cup in the middle to make a spout, sip a couple
'm confident Lucy will achieve her goal in London.Gareth says: Lucy has had a slow couple of weeks due to illness. Conversations on her thread have centred on the fine balance between energy consumption and weight loss. Lucy is cautious not to take on too many
wouldn't do a 25-30 mile run every weekend and feel fine the next day. – debboYou can't compare them except in terms of general exercise in a given HR zone for a certain time. You can't say "OK I have done 50 miles of cycling so that gives me 'x' miles
in bare feet, which strengthens the muscles of the foot. I had 12 different training activities then. They varied from 20-mile slow runs to 15 x 100m fast strides, and included fartlek, hill climbs, road repetitions (up to 5 x 2200m), weight training
