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Simply, it’s running the second half faster than the first. It is commonly recommended on coaching and running websites to attempt to run the second half of a marathon faster than the first.
According to an article on Runners World ‘Anyone can and should run
We’ve updated our page on interval session planning.
The page includes a downloadable table for anyone who likes to devise their own training schedule.
Simply select your current fitness level using a recent 5k, 10k or half marathon and choose your rep or interval distance; the table will show you your ideal time for each rep distance: 400m, 800m, 1k, 1200m, 1600m and a mile.
The beginning of another new year and with it are the resolutions that are going to make us fitter, healthier, wealthier, less cluttered, more organised, etc, etc, the list goes on. Of course, one of the greatest new year resolutions it to lose weight, or as we like to say, get in shape.
Yet, according to Jessica Bartfield, MD (who specialises in nutrition and weight management at the Loyola Center
This is more than learning self-hypnosis, these audio downloads take you into hypnosis session and each audio can be used again and again.
At the time of writing, to help people through these challenging times, Uncommon Knowledge is offering up to 50% off some of their 10-step hypnosis download packs. Check out what’s on offer and get up to 50% off here.
If we get better at running, does running get easier?
The good news is yes. Running becomes easier as your body develops and adapts to the demands you place upon it. If you run regularly, your legs get stronger, your heart gets stronger and is more able to pump the blood and energy-carrying oxygen to the muscles in your legs. It might take a few weeks, but some marvellous things
As a runner and a running coach, not surprisingly, I have an interest in the runner’s heart and measuring its activity.
But, I gave up on heart rate monitors some years ago. It’s not that I’m not interested, I just couldn’t get any meaningful results from any devices I tried: Polar (x 2), Cardiosport, Garmin, they all gave very unreliable data; all were chest-strap devices.
