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I love running watches. What is the best running watch for you to use? My favorite is a GPS running watch, but there are many others to choose from. Let’s talk about the two most popular types: GPS style and Pedometer style.
Running is more fun when you have a…
In order for you to be able to run well and stay healthy, hydration is vital.
Its without question that if youve never done any running before then you will need a running schedule for beginners before you get started. Running is not a simple case of putting one foot in front of the other at pace in order to get fitter, stronger, lose weight, etc.…
Salomon Trail Running Shoes
After I completed my Couch to 5k programme I decided to increase my mileage and include some trail running. About 6 months ago I bought a pair of Salomon Trail Running Shoes and I have to say I have been more than pleased with them. Up…
One of the intricacies of running lies with whether or not one listens to music during the runs.
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Here are some tips that I found useful when I started off running 5k's:
1 ) Don't attempt to much too soon
I was really bad at doing this; I'd always start off being full of enthusiasm, doing too much do too much and either injuring myself or feeling…
Less than 30% of marathon runners in reality meet their own expected time goal. Beginner marathoners usually find it difficult, even just finishing the race. So why does this concern happen after your entire training program? The following paragraphs will provide the beginner runner with several beginners training for a…
Speed kills. Every athlete has heard that saying eventually and for the most part it is true. This is why speed and agility drills are so important to do. Most sports are team sports but usually the team who can win the one on one battles end up winning most…
My husband’s passion is for running races and for the great outdoors. He grew up in a city situated on a picturesque mountainside. He would sometimes opt to hike to and from school and he started running at quite an early age. Work and family later became demanding so he…
I ran my first marathon in Reykjavik 2007. It was my new years resolution that year and I had been telling everybody about it. I was careful to make sure there would be no way out. The year before I ran a half marathon, but it was different then because…
Being able to sprint fast is one of the most important asset you can have when playing sports. It is probably one of the criteria for coaches and team captains to choose the players they would like to have in their team. There are many ways to sprint faster, however,…
During this time of the year, most people want to wear a hat during a run, unless they have a tremendous pain tolerance toward the cold.
Athletic tape is certainly no joke and that is one reason why it is been widely used by the athletes. It is quite helpful in reducing the risk of injury. It has been years since athletes are using different types of sports tapes throughout the world but the Athletic tape…
As a runner I have suffered through many different injuries and looking back on all of them I have come to the conclusion that most of them were due to my poor running form. As I look back at how I used to run I can see the reason I…
Help Get Fit - Train For Half Marathon
How can you train for half marathon in 8 weeks? Let's start by answering this question - have you been running before? To be honest, I would expect you to have been hitting the road or treadmill regularly by now. If running…
It has become a common practise amongst runners of all distances to run with a heart rate monitor. From sprinters to marathoners to ultra distance athletes the heart rate monitor has become part of the standard kit. Why do so many athletes use heart rate monitors? It is because they…
Running alone is different from running in a group. Some people like it a lot, others say they prefer to run alone. Somehow it seems to me though that the ones that say it suits them better to run alone, they don't know how it is to be a part…
Many people don't know what chi running shoes actually are or where they came from. If you asked me even a few weeks ago I wouldn't have been able to give a good answer either. I found out ChiRunning by chance a few weeks ago as I was looking into…
When you are an athlete or are related to the field of sports, then the chances of some sort of injury or the muscle pulling is quite common. Life is not the same if you are experiencing any sort of pain in your body especially when you are expected to…
A lot of people who have the habit of running might get frustrated if they are doing it as a way to lose weight, especially if they don’t see appropriate results. Exercise can be so complex that doing it wrong could cause unwanted results. This article will try to explain…
While I am still young enough to be able to see, hear, and to move without the pain and stiffness of arthritis getting in my way, I would love to participate in the Boston Marathon. While I was in the Boston area, I would be able to check out the…
Personally, I have been running for about a year now. When I say running, I mean longer distance running. Growing up as a sports freak, with basketball being my favorite sport, the idea of long distance running was never very appealing. Actually, to more accurate, I hated it. Before many…
If you want something, you have to do something about it. You can't just wait and hope someone else does it for you. Even if you have learned that you are supposed to be sweet and helpful and all that, it doesn't mean that everyone else thinks it is necessary…
Having recently returned to France from South America I now have the opportunity to take my running back off the roads and onto the trails which I love. There are several things to take into account before hitting the trails this summer, especially if it is your first time off…
I finally got to reading, what I now consider one of the greatest books of all time, Christopher McDougall's 'Born To Run'. I have taken up running 18 months ago in order to get extra energy in my daily life. At that time, I picked up Stu Mittleman's 'Slow Burn',…
Once I had a dog. In fact the dog played a pretty big role in getting me out of the sofa and out on to the streets each and every morning. It was a border-collie, clever and playful. Poor dog had a very nervous nature and was afraid of all…
If you thought that there were little to no benefits doing plyometrics, you will be in for a treat. With tons of research conducted, plyometrics training is probably one of the best ways to provide a huge boost to your stamina, power and speed. So what exactly is plyometrics training?…
Chapped Hands. We all know the painful winter feeling stemming from our naked hands outside in the cold for too long, and without the application of hand lotion.
Great running shoes can be expensive and difficult to find, but a great pair of running shoes helps to prevent injuries and makes your running experience far more enjoyable.
When you're hunting for the perfect pair of running shoes keep in mind that everybody's feet are different. You can't rely…
5 kilometers or 3.1 miles. That may sound like a long way if you are just beginning to run. With the way the world is today with everything becoming more accessible 5k is a long way. If you are just beginning to run a 5K training plan is a great…
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