Long distance running is a very repetitive sport and the overuse of certain muscles can cause tightness in the body. With the marathon season fast approaching it’s important for all those training, to incorporate alternative exercise into their training sessions.
One of the key factors in running a successful race is pace judgment, but we know only too well how tricky this can be to attain.
Training for the marathon has taught me the importance of great kit. A good pair of trainers, a good supportive sports bra and good anti-rub clothing are all essential. But why stop there? So I teamed up with Sweatshop, the UK’s largest specialist running shop, to try out some of their specially designed RunSpeed One [...]
Newly crowned World Indoor 4x400m relay champions Shana Cox, Christine Ohuruogu, Nicola Sanders and Perri Shakes-Drayton, have turned their attention to preparing for their trials battle in 100 days time at the Aviva 2012 Trials in June. And with the team achieving gold medal glory in Istanbul on Sunday, having never medalled at the world [...]
Track and field athlete Jo Pavey is very excited about this year’s Olympic Games. Having been hugely disappointed with her results in Beijing following a bout of food poisoning, she came twelfth in the 10,000m and was unable to start the 5,000m, she has come back now more determined and working harder than ever to [...]
With so much to look forward to ahead of London 2012 here at Sportsister we thought it would be good to take a closer look at one of the original events of the modern Olympic Games; the Marathon. This month, the 26.2 mile (42km) race has taken us all over the world (not literally unfortunately) [...]
