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It#s often thought that the beauty of the marathon is that anyone can run one in a respectable time if they train properly. *adly this is not the case. (hilst it#s true that most people can finisha marathon, your genes might be stopping you from getting a good time no matter how much you train. A study carried out at 0oughborough /niversity found that around 12 per cent of people do not have the right mi!ture of genes to train effectively for a marathon. 3eople in this 12 per cent group had trouble with training due to the inability of their muscles to effectively e!tract o!ygen. Read more on realbuzz.com... http455www.realbu66.com5articles57-running-rules-you-should-break-au-en5
2hen you dont feel like your training plan matches how your body feels you should adapt it to suit you. !owe er, only break this running rule some of the time because not sticking to your training plan may put you at risk of o ertraining or undertraining.
Rule: Never increase your mileage by more than 10 per cent per week
.or us runners, the *+ per cent rule has been drilled into us and were as familiar with it as we are our #34s. !owe er, research conducted in the 5etherlands has re ealed that perhaps the *+ per cent rule is not something we need to stick to any longer. .or example, research conducted at the 'ni ersity of 6roningen in the 5etherlands found that the *+ per cent rule might not actually pre ent in"ury. The researchers examined 5+7 beginner runners who were training for a local four-mile race. The participants were di ided into two and half of them recei ed a training plan that lasted for ** weeks and that increased the amount of time they ran for by *+ per cent each week. The second set of participants had an eight-week training plan that increased the amount of time they ran for by more than *+ per cent. %nterestingly, despite half of the participants going against the *+ per cent rule, both groups had the same rate of in"ury, with one in fi e runners suffering from some sort of running related in"ury. The study seems to suggest that increasing your mileage by more than *+ per cent does not increase your chances of picking up a running in"ury.
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earing red clothes and seam!free socks will improve your run
%n most situations in life the clothes you wear are chosen for practical purposes and as a way of self-expression, but the clothes you wear when running can make or break your run. 8ake sure you choose the right clothes for your run or race. .or example, did you know that wearing red could help you win$ #ccording to research conducted at the 7++> 1lympic 6ames in #thens, competitors who wore red were more likely to win when competing. 1ther important yet often o erlooked items of clothing include your socks. )unners often ha e problems with their feet and wearing appropriate clothing, such as the right socks, will help you a oid some of these problems. # oid wearing cheap cotton socks that ha e seams in as these can lead to blisters and painful chafing that will affect your run. %nstead in est in some running socks that are seam-free and wick away sweat. You should also be conscious about the thickness of your running sock and be aware that your feet will expand when hot. 2ear socks that will gi e your feet enough room.
means that you wont be able to sweat efficiently or regulate your temperature appropriately. 4onse,uently, when hungo er your run will be tiring, sluggish and you will feel unusually weak. Yet despite alcohols detrimental effects on both health and performance, research conducted by the 'ni ersity of 8iami found that the more people exercise, the more people tend to drink. %f you think youre amongst this growing group of drinkers who exercise, try to cut down or, if you cant, try to drink one glass of water between each alcoholic drink you ha e.
2ant to run faster$ !ere are fi e foods that will help you run ,uicker
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To beat your personal best, it is important that your energy le els are high before your run, and eating oatmeal is the perfect way to get the energy boost you need. 1ats are a low 6% food, meaning that they will help to keep your blood sugar stable and release a slow, steady stream of energy, helping you to maintain your speed throughout your run. 1ats are also a good source of 3 itamins, which help the body to break down carbohydrates into glucose to fuel the body, and are rich in many other essential nutrients including magnesium, selenium and manganese. Try ha ing a bowl of porridge or oat-based muesli, a few oatcakes or an oatmeal smoothie an hour or two before your run for a nutritious energy boost to help you run faster.
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Short sprints with long reco ery in ol e the pure sprint system. &onger repetitions, which are run ,uickly with a short reco ery, in ol e the lactate system :burning legs syndrome;. 'onsistent steady running, strides and reco ery stages, in ol e the oxygen system :you can talk during these sections;. %nter al sessions do not need to be run flat out all the time. You should aim for one structured inter al workout a week and one unstructured one. The structured one will be set in ad ance with set inter als to run and set reco ery times. The unstructured one can be decided on the day depending on where you are running :on or off road, or on hilly terrain.;
(ntermediate runner interval session *7 x * minute with /+ seconds reco ery. C to G x 7 minutes with C+ seconds reco ery. > x :A minuteI7 minuteI* minute; with 7 minutes and * minute reco ery between repetitions and A minutes reco ery between sets. 5 x 5 minutes with 7 minutes reco ery. *+ to *5 x C+ seconds uphill running with a "og back down as your reco ery. #dvanced runner interval session *5 x * minute with C+ seconds reco ery. *+ x 7 minutes with C+ seconds reco ery. 5 x :5 minutesI> minutes IA minutesI7 minutesI* minutes; with > minutesIA minutesI7 minutesI* minute reco ery between repetitions and A minutes reco ery between sets. 5 to G x 5 minutes with /+ seconds reco ery. *5 to 7+ x C+ seconds uphill running with a brisk "og back down as your reco ery