February 2010
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Evo-lution of running shoes?
I just got my hands on a pair of the new Vivo Barefoot Evo running shoes, and they look like no other running shoe you’ve ever seen – zero arch support, no built-up heel, an upper constructed from a futuristic opaque mesh covered in a network of hexagonal TPU discs… and a shoe so flexible, you [...]
Marathon wisdom part 4: interval training
Judging from those I spoke to at the London Marathon training event, most of you budding marathoners are managing to fit in at least one ‘quality’ session each week, in which you run faster than your proposed race pace. But what kind of faster training is the most beneficial for marathon running? If you are [...]
Marathon wisdom part 3: cross-training
Lots of budding marathoners include cross-training in their programmes – largely because many marathon training schedules tell them to. I’m all for cross-training, but you need to know what its purpose is in your schedule.
Is it supposed to be a recovery session? (In which case, that intense Spinning class isn’t really fitting the bill…) Is [...]
Marathon wisdom part 2: niggles vs injury
Runners love to talk about ‘niggles’, even when they can barely limp down the stairs to get their running shoes on! But it’s not big and it’s not clever to downplay or ignore problems, and doing so increases the likelihood of them turning into full-blown injuries.
So how do you distinguish between a ‘niggle’ – something [...]
Marathon wisdom part 1: the long run
At the weekend, I spoke to over 1000 runners at the London Marathon Meet the Experts event – from those planning to walk-jog the course for charity to those hoping to break 3 hours 30. The one thing they all had in common was a hunger for information and advice – so I’m going to [...]