Virtual Coach Norrie Williamson posts regular articles and information about running, training, nutrition, prevention of injuries, race preparation and managing logistics. The topics and insights are designed to help athletes prepare and train for races and answer some of their running-related questions.
Running and walking is an easy way to extend the distance that you are capable of covering in a race, and will frequently result in faster times in a race. The vast majority of runners will benefit from putting some short brisk walks into their racing schedule – even in distances as short as
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The best shoes are the ones you were born with!
Unfortunately the change of surfaces, thorns, broken glass and other such objects make some form of foot covering essential. That said there are a myriad of myths surrounding the purchase of shoes, the biggest of which is that shoes can make
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Your training can only ever be as good as the regular daily diet you follow, as training is a process that involves putting in an effort slightly beyond your current ability, which causes a minor breakdown in the body, which in turn is repaired through nutrition from your diet.
The primary
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The challenges in running tend to focus on two aspects which are often seen as being at other ends of the spectrum and without link. Runners tend to challenge themselves over how fast they can run, or how far they can run. Those without the leg blurring gift of being fleet of foot, will often
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The word interval refers to a type of quality training which involves periods of faster / harder efforts with relatively short recovery periods in-between. As with all training it should be pre-empted by a warm up and the more intense or harder the effort the longer the warm up should be with a
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