Beginner Running Training - Articles
Training for Running
by
Allen
For those who enjoy it, running, jogging, and walking are great ways to experience the outdoors, to feel great, and to lose weight. However, if we aren't careful, injuries can occur. With proper training we can learn to run injury free.The running literature and running web sites are full of training tips and suggestions on running without injury ...
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Running Training Plans
by
Allen
In order to make systematic progress towards our goals in running, jogging, or walking, we need a training plan. We all have times when we suffer from a lack of motivation or burn-out, and a training plan will help us through those difficult periods. In addition, a good plan will help us avoid over-training and injury that may follow. There ar ...
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Training Diaries for Running
by
Allen
Unless you have an awfully good memory, it is a good idea to keep written records of your training. We all have ups and downs in our training, and it is helpful to identify the causes of our peaks and valleys. Did you have insufficient sleep during the past few days? Are you eating nutritious food or junk food? Was it raining or snowing during your ...
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TRAINING RUN
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Karen M.
This weekend's training run will be with around 17,000 other running friends. I am looking forward to it. The half marathon is one of my favorite distances and I am going into the city with Snips and DD for Saturday night before the race. I am still riding a 40 mile ride on Saturday. There is no taper. Every training day is important from here on ...
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Saturday Run Training
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Donna
I left my run feeling good about my performance, only to be deflated when I got home and downloaded the data from my Garmin. The good was, I did the 8.07 miles at keeping with my current average pace. I'm no rock-star, but if I can keep steady over the long distances, I'm good with that. Here's the thing though. I thought I would challenge mys ...
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How to train for running
by
Allen
Along with the serious part of running, it's good once in a while to have a good laugh. HEALTH QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true? A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your hear ...
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Running with Scissors Training Run
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Brian M.
I woke up this morning and drove over to Kendall Lake to meet some people at 8am for a 26 mile trail run. Roy Heger (2nd from left in photo) organized this training run, which was intended to familarize everyone with the course of his "Running with Scissors" run which will take place on Sunday, Oct. 26th and will include a double marathon ...
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Training Paces while Running
by
Allen
When you talk with other runners or read the running literature, you hear comments about running various paces, such as rest runs, tempo runs, marathon pace, etc. Proper training means that you don't just run one pace all the time. You vary your pace according to the goals of your training. In this page, I discuss the paces that are commonly us ...
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My Training Graphs for Running
by
Allen
Two factors that are importantto running injury free are a person's heart rate when first waking up and a systematic increase in distance via small increases. The wakeup heart rate is a good barometer of ones body-condition and can help the runner make a wise decision about the intensity of that day's training. Concerning distance, by making small ...
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Tempo run training
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Kevin L.
I'm really beginning to like Tuesdays, when I usually run a 6-miler with the gang from Lukes Locker. But lately, I've been mixing a tempo run in with the run This morning: warm up for about 13 minutes Then 20 minutes hard, but not all out sprinting (I covered 2.97 miles in this time period, a 6:44 mile) Then a 15 minute cooldown. During the ...
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