Making Progress

Running can be tough on the body. Not only is it extremely taxing on muscles, but the repetitive pounding for mile after mile means the joints take...

The primary consideration when deciding to step up to the start line and compete in a race for the first time is: why do I want to do this? There...

Running is quite an environmentally-friendly way to get around, but there are steps runners can take to be even more green. A few straightforward...

If spending two weeks lying on a foreign beach soaking up the sun sounds like a waste of good training time, you may be the kind of runner who...

Introducing a range of training routines into your running will help keep your regime fresh. Alternatively, you could always opt for taking the...

One of the great benefits of running specific race distances is that it enhances the amount of discipline that you have to build into your...

Whether you are entering in order to test the level of your running ability, simply for the fun of enjoying the moment, surrounded by fellow fitness...

Running a marathon for the first time can be a daunting prospect. The length of the race can be mind-blowing for some, while others can be put off...

First things first; congratulations. Bet you never thought you were going to get there? And for those who may not have gone the distance, you deserve...

Such is the level of organisation attached to marathons, that once you have signed up to the run, it is likely that there will be a support network...

It is possible to get too much of a good thing and occasionally runners will find the old training routines and races that once thrilled them are...

Runners in the first few months of their new exercise regime will feel that they are coming along nicely, adding a little more distance at a time to...

Many people come to running almost kicking and screaming, either because they feel they must lose some weight or their doctor has advised them...

A complete novice can be ready to run a 10 kilometre race in 12 weeks as long as he follows a proper training schedule. That’s only 84 days to get...

Remember how you began your running career by taking increasingly long walks before graduating to jogging? The process was all about re-introducing...

The marathon is as much a state of mind as it is a test of physical endurance. The body may indeed be willing even after 18 miles, but all too often...