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WEBRoad to Paris: Ben Pattison. Ben Pattison’s season has started in the same way his 2023 ended – a whirlwind. The World Championship bronze medallist heads... Fast Running is your home for running & athletics news, training tips, nutrition, races, injury advice & …
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WEBA New Chapter. This season has seen the welcome return of Sarah McDonald to the track. After three years disrupted by injury and setback,... Fast Running is your home for running & athletics news, training tips, nutrition, races, injury advice & much more.
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WEBIrish weekend round-up. To start the week Lindie Naughton brings us all the Irish endurance action and news from the weekend just gone (Wednesday... Fast Running is your home for running & athletics news, training tips, nutrition, races, injury advice & much more.
RAMP up your warm up - Fast Running
WEBJul 25, 2019 · As the name suggests this phase of the warm up is about raising your body temperature and heart rate. The goal is to increase muscle and core temperature whilst increasing blood flow. It’s also about getting your brain used to firing the right movement patterns. “Increasing muscle temperature improves muscle metabolism and muscle fibre ...
11 Training Tips for Cross Country Season - Fast Running
WEBSep 12, 2017 · 8. Alactic hill sprints. Find a steep incline and run 40m-60m maximum effort for eight to ten seconds with two to three minutes walking for recovery. Start on two to three of these and add one per week until you max out at six to eight. Make sure to warm up properly beforehand with some dynamic drills. 9. Hill running.
Tempo runs: what you need to know - Fast Running
WEBMar 26, 2018 · Adding the rest in between intervals allows for greater recovery and potentially less of a physiological load for the session. . Mentally it can be easier for a runner to undertake 5 x 5 minutes (90 sec rests) than 25 min tempo running. The benefits will be slightly greater for the 25 minutes continuous run, but if you have a propensity to ...
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WEBFull time vet running 2:16 for the marathon. With the focus clearly on the medallists at the 2021 Canadian 10K Championships, it was easy to overlook the personal best... Fast Running is your home for running & athletics news, training tips, nutrition, races, injury advice & much more.
The 'perfect' running form | Fast Running
WEBDec 5, 2017 · Many articles that offer advice to improve running form say; hold the head up high, engage the glutes and swing the arms. These are all valid cues to improve form, however, in the process of thinking whilst running, style can become more rigid and people lose their fluidity of movement. I understand that …
Get the best from your long run in marathon training
WEBJul 14, 2017 · If you are new to marathon training, a good rule of thumb is to slow down approximately one minute per mile less than a ‘standard’ run. Also, listening to the body it is a great indicator, and if you run with a heart rate monitor, aim for about 70-75% of your maximum heart rate. The ‘long slow run’ in marathon training is also the time ...
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