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Now I know what you are thinking "I am only doing some jogging just to keep fit and hopefully lose some weight!"

That is exactly what I thought when I first started but then as I became fitter and stronger and went running with some friends a strange thing began to happen "just jogging" was no longer enough. I started to look at entering a small race, and then another and I realised I was really enjoying myself -- I was looking good and feeling good. From this humble beginning, having no knowledge about the sport at all I began to look around for advice and ways in which I could improve my training and my performance. Don't worry I haven't become obsessive - I still have three young children to look after and a job to hold down but I think that you will find the help and advice in this section can enhance your running. If there are other women out there like me who have accumulated some knowledge and experience and would like to share this with others then please do on the Tips and Tricks page.


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How To Improve Your 10k Performance

Trimming your 10-K times requires a smart, systematic approach to training, not just a hodgepodge of interval sessions and longer runs. - click to read more

What About The Usual Stretching Exercises? Part 2

What you do just before your workout begins can have a big impact on what you are able to do during your workout. - click to read more

What About The Usual Stretching Exercises? Part 3

Please perform the following exercises, in order, from a standing position, remembering to carry out all movements in a smooth, continuous manner, without stopping or jerking: - click to read more

What About The Usual Stretching Exercises? Part 1

Static stretching exercises, in which you’re not moving around at all but are simply elongating a particular muscle or group of muscles, do have a place in your training programme, but their value and proper usage are often misunderstood. - click to read more

Say No to Niggles - practical ideas for injury prevention

We all know how it feels to be injured. It is a part of being a runner; the ability to take the rough with the smooth. - click to read more

Celebrate Your Achievements

It's good to feel good! Don't be afraid to big yourself up a bit every now and again! - click to read more

Marathon Training - Race Week

This week your training should be significantly reduced. - click to read more

Marathon Training - 9-12 weeks to go- Part 1 of 5

Liz Yelling has put together a guide to where you should be in your training schedule as the marathon looms on the horizon. - click to read more

Getting Motivated - How to Beat Training Boredom

Are you feeling run-down from the excesses of Christmas? In need of some help to get that ‘New Year, New You’ resolution underway? Then read our article ‘Getting Motivated’ to inspire and put a spring in your step. - click to read more

MY FAVE RUN - By Donna

Donna's lives in a small town in Lancashire called Colne and it is blessed with some beautiful countryside. - click to read more

MY FAVE RUN - Kinver Edge

Kinver Edge – located on the green fringe of the black country Kinver Edge is a lovely place to run - click to read more

Music for Exercise

This article is the first in a series of articles examining Music in Sport and Exercise - click to read more

Yoga

Recent research has shown yoga and meditation to reduce blood pressure, lower the pulse rate, improve the elasticity of the arteries, regulate heart rhythm, and increase the heart’s stroke volume.  Yoga, in short, is good for your heart - click to read more

Conscious Fitness

Why Conscience Fitness is the Key to losing weight. - click to read more

Skipping

Skipping is no longer confined to the school playground. Boxers use skipping as training before a fight and it is now incorporated into many gym classes. - click to read more

Tai Chi

Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese system of slowly flowing movements and shifts of balance that strengthens the legs while conditioning the tendons and ligaments of the ankles, - click to read more

Intermediate half marathon training plan

A training plan aimed at intermediate runners with the aim of achieving a time of around 2 hours 10 minutes - click to read more

Experienced half marathon training plan

A half marathon training plan aimed at more experienced runners who want to achieve a sub 2 hours finishing time. - click to read more

10 ways to avoid those race day hiccups

You’ve trained hard for the big day, you want everything to go as smoothly as possible. Some things are out of your control; the weather, the traffic, but with planning and foresight you can avoid the most common race day hiccups. - click to read more

Treadmill Running

A series of articles explaining all about running on a treadmill Part 1: Advantages and Disadvantages - click to read more

Beating The Boredom Factor

Do you wake up some days and think that your training run or gym session really is not worth the effort? Then this is a must read! - click to read more

Swimming - a great form of all round aerobic exercise

Running, jogging and walking underwater in a pool not only strengthens the leg and hip muscles - the quadriceps, hamstrings and gluteals - but helps to maintain and develop cardio respiratory fitness. - click to read more

   
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