I have run 15 marathons and finding the perfect pace has always been a problem. I believe that I have a formula for marathon pacing that works. I will explain how to calculate your pace using a heart rate monitor.
The major problem running marathons for me has always been starting out either too fast or [...]
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Four Easy Walking Directions Tips: Walk to Lose Weight
Almost all of us hate exercise! Don’t we? Here are four tips to make getting exercise each day quite painless! People walking to lose weight should read this article.
If you are as old as myself I am sure you remember the old song, “Little Things Mean A [...]
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There are dozens half marathon training programs out there. I hope you’ve landed here because you’re thinking of running one! The half marathon is an excellent, long distance running event - well, I consider it a long distance event. It takes a lot of work and training to run 13.1 miles!
A quick search on your [...]
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The Runner’s High - What is it? When does it happen?
While there’s no one profound definition of what exactly is a Runner’s High, that hasn’t stopped a number of avid runners from trying to relate their experiences with it. They’ve described it as everything from a “mental state of relaxation,” and “a second wind,” to [...]
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As every triathlon enthusiast will appreciate, success in competition demands a considerable time commitment. Indeed, many participants find themselves short-changing other important aspects of their lives, such as work, and time for family and friends, in order to put in those all important training hours. I myself have slaved away for up to 14 hours [...]
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Walking for Health and Fitness
This article talks about why walking is one of the best exercises that you can possibly do for your health.
There’s no doubt about it, walking is one of the best exercises that you can possibly do for your health. Not only can it help you to keep trim, it [...]
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Planning for beginner half marathon training starts with a goal in mind. Lot of people have a goal to run a half-marathon - however, few people convert the goal to reality by running their first race.
Planning should begin with a desire to run the first half marathon and a commitment to dedicate time for training. [...]
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Walking; A Great Way To Lose Weight
You might have noticed that, by just changing your diet, you haven’t really seen a significant reduction in weight. What the human body needs is a little exercise. Sometimes you can achieve this by a simply changing your lifestyle a bit. For example, you could just get off your [...]
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Megavalance, French For Crazy Mountain Bike Race
The Megavalanche (pronounced Meg Avalanche) is the worlds hardest downhill marathon race and was created by french ex-motocrosser George Edwards in the mid 90’s.
The first race saw hundreds of French riders arriving at Alpe d’Huez in the Oisans region of France to race from 3330m on the Pic Blanc [...]
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Benefits of Walking
There are innumerable benefits of walking – here are a few.
If there ever has been an elixir of health, fitness and youth, it would have to be walking. There are so many benefits of walking, that it would be difficult to enumerate them all in a single article. Research has shown that people [...]
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