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RW's Training Basics
By Runner's World on 10/05/2002 15:56:13
The 10 training foundations of a long running career
consider four elements, incorporated in the acronym RACE. Firstly, choose a goal with a noticeable Reward. It could be a medal, a time, or a new set of clothes if your goal is weight loss. Secondly, make that goal Attainable within your reach. Thirdly
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BIG Heart Rate Training Index
By Runner's World on 14/04/2009 08:46:30
Our one-stop shop for heart rate training, packed with links to all the information and advice you need to get started
-asked questions: How should I calculate my maximum heart rate? Can a heart rate monitor help me lose weight? Is my heart rate too high in my steady runs? I can't do threshold runs. Is my heart rate monitor wrong? How often should I hit my maximum
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Heart Rate Training: Coming Back From Illness
By Joe Dunbar on 05/06/2000 10:52:31
If you've never been ill or injured, you're in a minority of one. For the rest of us, here's a valuable guide to using your heart rate monitor to get back to speed
've been injured, you'll hopefully have managed to keep up some sort of training, whether in the pool, on a bike or using weights and circuit exercises. This will have helped your cardiovascular fitness while you weren't running, but it's unlikely that you
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BIG Women's Index
By Runner's World on 11/09/2009 11:29:15
From sports bras to shoes, managing menstrual symptoms to easing back into running post-pregnancy - here's everything you need to know to run long, happy and strong
you know about training, nutrition and health, the better you’ll be at getting the most from your running, whether that means fitness, weight loss, great race performances or just plain fun. Here are 30 top tips, crammed full of useful information
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Reader To Reader: Baby it's cold outside
By Jane Hoskyn on 16/02/2007 12:31:29
So you've managed to get out the door in freezing weather - but then your legs refuse to warm up. What's the answer?
the top. – Little LizardPack on the breathable layersWhen it's this cold I run in short (to the knee) and running tights, with long winter-weight running tights over the top. My legs stay nice and warm, but the tights are breathable so I don't get too hot
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Reader To Reader: Go Faster
By Jane Hoskyn on 08/04/2007 11:42:40
Can a slow runner become a fast runner through sheer graft - or is speed in your genes?
-twitch muscle fibres will not in themselves make someone a fast runner. The one thing that is consistently proven to improve fitness (and speed) is training. Generally the more you train the better you get. Less is NOT more! Don't get worked up about what your
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Reader to Reader: Running in the Rain
By Catherine Lee on 29/05/2007 11:28:04
What should you wear to run in the rain? Here are your suggestions
hat from JJB or somewhere, as soon as it gets wet it will feel like you’re running with a lead weight on your head. Try and look out for a waterproof top that has air vents built into it. I bought one from Decathlon and although it was only £35
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Reader to Reader: Train less, run faster?
By Catherine Lee on 11/06/2007 11:26:59
Can you improve on fewer sessions per week? Here's what you thought
very scientific about it, I just ran hard a couple of times a week and made sure that I was carrying as little weight as possible (very important, I tend to think - though obviously there is a point at which one begins to lose muscle). I think I managed
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RW 60-Second Guide: Cross-Training
By Catherine Lee on 10/09/2007 09:15:07
Wise up to the benefits of trying your hand at other sports and you could become a more efficient runner
and people around you).Anaerobic exercise such as weight-training has also been proven to give runners increased strength, speed, and core stability.When and how hard should I cross-train?If you’re new to the field of cross-training, take this advice on board
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What's Hot On The Forum: Archive
By Runner's World on 02/01/2008 17:38:38
The RW forum is a huge beast, so each week we cream off the stuff that's getting you up and down (October 2006 - November 2006)
60 miles; 2. To cut back on booze by at least 50 per cent; 3. To cut out the bad food in an attempt to lose half a stone in the month (current weight is 13.5 stone). – apparitionI hope to lose a stone by Xmas – I'm 14.5 at the mo. Doing much the same
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