Training

‘I’ve always wanted to run but it feels so hard and I’ve never managed to get that runners high you hear about,’ a new acquaintance lamented to me recently. Firstly I was amazed by the lady’s desire to run. As passionate as I am about running, up until six years...

A half marathon is different from say running a 3 or 5km. You can't just go all out and hope to hold the pace till the very end. It is a different ball game altogether. To run a good half marathon, you need to know how realistic your desired...

THE RUNNING boom of the last decade is not yet over as adidas Philippines launches adidas Runners Manila, a club that seeks to connect like-minded people in their hometown and around the world.  For starters, ARM is not only about serious training sessions but participants can also look forward...

There are so many training programs available online, from books and magazines. Runners are spoilt choice but that adds to the confusion. How do you choose the right program to save you time and effort when training to meet your race goals? Principle of specificity Putting your trust in decades of...

A good training plan strikes a balance between running and recovery - because we must always remember recovery is part of training. So, just how much is too much? Running too much or too little will interfere with our fitness level. In this case, more does not necessarily mean...

If you haven't heard, massage therapy can significantly improve your running potential. Here are 4 benefits of the massage therapy. #1 Prevents Injury Often when we increase our training load, it results in our muscles becoming pain and fatigue. This pain and fatigue is caused by the accumulation of lactic acid...

Everyone is getting a heart rate monitor these days - be it a heart rate tracker or one that is embedded in your GPS watch. But forking out so much dough but not fully utilising your heart rate tracker seems a little wasteful doesn't it? Well, if you're going...

Running alone certainly has it's perks - the alone and quiet time with just our thoughts. But if you're looking to get faster, join a pack, join a running group! Why not join like-minded people? If you're looking to improve, this is the most fun way to improve. In...