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Introduction |
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Structured training is the key to improving your performance. Mark Steinle introduces our section dedicated to achieving your running goals... |
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| Mark Steinle has been the fastest British runner in the London Marathon since 2000, with a PB of 2:09.17. He made his Olympic marathon debut in Sydney and is a regular international on the roads having come from a strong cross-country background. |
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As well as 45 training
plans for 5K, 10K, half marathon and marathon, for a range of
abilities and number of sessions per week, this section covers:
- Training sessions - how to prepare for a session
- Effective training - maximise the benefits you get from
your training session
- Warm up/cool down - what steps you should take before
and after a run
- Stretching - Mark Steinle and Neil Black, Head Physio
to UK Athletics, suggest some running specific stretches
- Running technique - find out how to improve the efficiency
of your action, by Glenn Cook, coach to the GB junior triathlon
squad
- Improving performance - Mark provides tips and with Stephen
Baker, accredited physiologist and advisor to the Welsh canoe
team, looks at the science behind training
- Rest and recovery - find out why you need to take
a break!
- Overtraining - how to recognise whether you've pushed
it too hard, and what to do if you have
- Cross training - Sarah Coope, ex-European triathlon champion,
on the benefits of cross training for runners
- Staying motivated - tips for those times when 'just forget
it' sounds more appealing than 'just do it'!
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