.p.s. not stupid at all Depends on how many you have and what training schedule you're following.If you're a beginner and you're having more than one rst day a week ( maybe even 3 or 4), then I think doing other exercise is fine, stuff like pilates is ideal
it was excellent and realistic. He doesn't recommend speedwork for beginners, but concentrates instead on building up the mileage (ie you shouldn't push your body to go much further AND faster, it risks injury and burnout). I think it is an achievement just
not want to end up with one that does not meet my requirements.Run about 30 - 40 miles a week. With a mixture of speedwork, tempo and distance runs. Ive used a Polar S610 for nearly a year now and find it faultless. Purchased with the IR interface, all
suggetions? I really don't know how to go about improving my speed.Kit Kit,have you tried a running club?Cleethorpes do a beginners club on Fridays which I go to. This is where you tell me you already go....:-) Sounds like you need speedwork. Hi Pobble, I can
I am following Hal Higdon’s Beginner ½ Marathon training plan which is a 12 week plan. I will have an extra 6 weeks over and above the plan to take me up to my race in October and am wondering what might be the best way to augment the training once
coach a group of 28 beginners so it'll be useful to compare schedules. You shouldn't take out speedwork session in your schedule. If you currently do this session once a week, then maybe it's worth doing it once every other week, so that you allow your
I took up plodding in May this year and after a little ankle injury am now up to running four miles in approx 45 minutes 3 to 4 times per week. I used the beginner schedules to get to this stage and always followed the "rest days between runs" rule
So i've managed to tweak the 8 week beginner program out to 14 weeks and now i run 5 miles (40mins) every other day. Hurrah - i even managed 6 one day last week. trouble is now i'm not sure how to evolve my running. I'm doing it for weight
Hi all. Im not a complete beginner and have jogged to stay in shape for the past 2 years, but i am slowly getting the 'bug'. And have bitten the bullet and entered bristol 10k in 13 weeks time in hope of getting in under an hour!I am currently
time and as I understand, there wasn't enough water for all the half finishers. I always take my own so this didn't bother me, but it might be worth bearing in mind.With regard to training, if you're a beginner (been running for less than a year / have
