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The Seeds of Speed
By Owen Anderson on 01/11/2002 17:19:50
What really builds your speed? Here are the technical secrets of how to make your body work for you
periods of time without becoming exhausted (thus raising average speed). Greater muscular power can also boost race speeds. Runners often confuse strength with power, forgetting that strength is simply the ability to move ones body weight a given distance
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The Imponderables
By Edward Gibbes on 23/02/2006 15:41:03
Since the dawn of time The Runner has been struggling to break free from the grip of the questions that will not die. (Non-subscriber preview)
crane and a flat-bed truck to get to the shops. Basically, if you can walk, you can run - it's just that you might be a little slow when you start and you might need to take walking breaks as you build your fitness. "The more weight you are carrying
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Running and fertility: the facts
By Alison Hamlett on 16/04/2007 16:24:14
Hoping to hear the patter of tiny feet alongside your own? Here's the lowdown on how running may affect your conception intentions
between 30 and 50 miles a week when their partner conceived.The study revealed that the non-runners and those covering less than 30 miles a week had a 62 per cent chance of fathering male offspring – compared to the average of 51 per cent for the general
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Welcome To Integrated Training
By Marc Bloom on 01/06/2002 16:03:24
To be a better runner, you need to broaden your exercise programme. Welcome to integrated training
-training alternative is cross-country skiing, but unless you live somewhere like Norway, youll have to make do with the simulation of a gym-based machine.5. Weight training(12 per cent; 36 minutes)Full body weight work is another vital part of the programme
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The Imponderables
By Edward Gibbes on 23/02/2006 14:41:14
Since the dawn of time The Runner has been struggling to break free from the grip of the questions that will not die
breaks as you build your fitness. "The more weight you are carrying, the more load goes through your joints, particularly your knees, when running," says Nicki de Leon, a physiotherapist. "It is also more of a strain on the body's cardiovascular system
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Plyometric Power
By David Morton on 29/09/2010 12:45:10
Running is a series of actions. If you could prime each one with an explosion of energy, you’d become faster. Plyometrics is your gunpowder, so pack your muscles with fire power and leave your old PBs for dead
Plyometrics n. A type of exercise training designed to produce fast, powerful movements and improve the functions of the nervous system, generally for the purpose of improving athletic performance. Or, if you like, the more explosively you can move
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Become a site member... and win £100 of Asics kit!
By Runner's World on 10/10/2007 13:29:06
Meet our two latest Members of the Month
completed her first ever race – a hilly, off-road 5K – and joined a local running club, we’d have to disagree. "I had no idea running was so popular," Karen admits, "I started exercising to lose weight and first visited the Runner’s World site for nutrition
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Fast Lane: Double Your Endurance
By Ed Eyestone on 25/02/2008 17:13:51
Improve your VO2 max and run better and faster than ever
fitness. VO2 max, or maximal oxygen uptake, indicates the amount of oxygen consumed in millilitres per kilogram of body weight per minute. The higher the number, the more oxygen you get to the muscles, and the faster or longer you run. Tergat's oxygen
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Personal Best Awards 2010: The Winners
By on 23/04/2010 09:13:32
The best products, races and services in our sport - as voted for by you
- and rear foot, with deeper flex grooves for better flexibility and dissipation of landing force - and a whopping 34g weight-saving.Best Nutritional Product: Lucozade Sport LiteCreated with everyday exercisers in mind, Lucozade Sport Lite has 70 per
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Ask the Experts: Bikram Yoga for Runners Webchat
By on 11/05/2012 11:16:41
Catch the highlights from last Friday's lunchtime debate, when Olga Allon answered your questions about Bikram yoga - and how it can benefit your running - live in the forums
highly rewarding!) series of 26 postures and breathing exercises practised in a heated room. Practising Bikram Yoga can help with injuries and weight loss, reduces blood pressure, improves posture, eases back pain and relaxes the body and mind. Each
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