Starting Running
How to Start Running New runners often try to run too far or too fast at first. This is particularly true if you join a…
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Big Week Training
Big Week Training By Michael Hanreck About Michael Mike Hanreck is typical of many of us – he was a runner who got badly bitten…
A ritual questioned
A Ritual Questioned By Frank Horwill When, in 1980 during a lecture to the British Milers’ Club, John Anderson, National B.A.A.B. Coach for Scotland, and…
Taper, race and recovery
Taper, race and recovery By Andrew Hibbert The final training phase of preparing for your goal race, racing and recovering from it, is when you…
First Marathon
Training for your First Marathon Index Introduction A marathon training cookbook Long slow distance runs The tempo (race pace) run Speed training, track sessions and…
James' 1st Olympic Tri
My First Olympic Triathlon By James Ledger About James James had been promising himself a crack at tri for years and finally made London 2003…
Analysis of and training for top class cross country performance
Analysis of and training for top class cross country performance by Frank Horwill If we study the World Cross Country Championship results for the last…
Wetsuit Buying Guide
Wetsuit Buying Guide By Cyril Morrin Buying the right wetsuit can be a tricky experience. For newcomers to wetsuits and open water swimming it’s hard…
Better Sex
Runners have Better Sex A Sunday Times survey confirmed that runners have better sex; it also showed that runners who have sex the night before…
Does vitimin C supplementation improve physical performance?
Does Vitamin C supplementation improve physical performance? by Frank Horwill The answer to the question is – Yes and No. A Swiss researcher asked twelve…