News and articles from Running Training Plan
In our forthcoming book about running and weight loss, we discuss the value of take-away and fast food for people attempting to control their weight. In particular, one of the main problems with take-away food: not knowing the contents of the food being eaten.
Although we are not into calorie counting for weight-loss, we do believe it is pretty vital to have a rough idea of nutritional values with read more
I pulled a t-shirt out of the drawer today. On the back are the words ‘What’s Your Excuse? I got the t-shirt after running a 10 mile race a while back. I don’t wear it much because it’s the only race I ever won.
We all know that exercise is good for us on so many different levels, yet we often make the most ridiculous excuses for not exercising. On his blog, the great read more
I came across an article today.
The title suggests something rather disparaging, but the message is quite the opposite.
This is vital reading for some runners and I am sure it will encourage many, many people not only to start running, but also to persevere through challenging parts of their own running journeys.
It’s funny how we accept conventional wisdom as just that: wisdom. Ask any runner what is the best way to pace a marathon and they will almost certainly say run it at an even pace or with a negative split (negative split is 2nd half faster than 1st).
But, why is this? Simple, it’s because this is the advice that has been handed down over the years from respected coaches, published in read more
In a recent post we looked at the effects of passive stretching on racing performance. In essence, we reported that if you stretch muscles passively before racing then you are likely to inhibit their performance.
Given that passive stretching is of no benefit before racing, when and how should we stretch to ensure our muscles are able to cope with the rigours of not just running but racing?
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Old habits die hard. At least they do for some runners when it comes to stretching.
Anyone who’s been running a few years will probably have been brought up on the pre-race stretching ritual: find a wall or fence, plonk your foot on it and stretch the hamstrings for a while, then maybe stretch the calf muscles, and don’t forget the quads too.
Despite modern advice conflicting with read more