All Entries in the "Starting Out" Category
What Pace Should I train At?
Have you ever left the front door not sure at what pace to to run? You may have chosen to run one of your favourite routes through the park, over the fields or past certain landmarks and views but how hard should you run and what should the effort feel like?
A Very Personal Story of Courage Part 2
I wanted my operation over and done with. The weekend before my operation I watched the Great Manchester Run take place on television, a very close friend was running and seeing her on the TV made me even more determined that the operation was not going to put a halt to my running.
A Very Personal Story of Courage
The story of an everyday woman … if it inspires just one person it will have been worth sharing.
My name is Carol, married, mum of two and heading for my big half century in 2012! I have been running for about 7 years now and a member of R4W for most of that time. I [...]
Don’t Be Afraid to “Big” Yourself Up a Bit!
It’s funny that some people spend the majority of their time in their living room staring at a flickering box in the corner. For me, this isn’t really ‘living’.
Setting Short and Long Term Goals
There must be an ongoing, periodic review and assessment of the goals so that they do not lose their effectiveness. Sometimes goals need to be adjusted along the way to keep them challenging, as well as realistic.
Top 10 Tips for Weight Loss
Our first fitness tip is that it’s important to exercise regularly. While that’s been sound advice for years, unfortunately very few people are following it. Only 45 percent of adults are getting the recommended minimum: 30 minutes a day, at least four days a week.
Running Shoe Terminology Part 1 A-H
We have all gone into a Specialist Running store at some time and been totally baffled and bewildered by the “techno speak” of some sales assistants. Hopefully this 3 part series will arm you with some of the terms that are used when it comes to talking running shoes.
The Blonde, The Brunette and Their Blisters
Part 7 Cont
It took 20 (long) minutes to shuffle over the start line. As we had given ourselves a predicted finish time of four hours, we had been landed in the most congested pack of people, something that would later prove one of our biggest obstacles.
We started running to the sound of Frank Sinatra singing [...]
The Start of The Women’s Running Revolution
Then: Hopkington, Mass., April 19, 1967 -Who says Chivalry is dead? – A girl listed as “K. Switzer of Syracuse” found herself about to be thrown out of normally all-male Boston Marathon
You Will Never Look at Running Shoes The Same Again!
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between the myriad of technologies that are used in running shoes today? Well here we have have two examples of the way these are used by a major Running Shoe brand – Asics; they are ingenious and leave you feeling how you manage without them.
