Caffeine is the world’s most widely consumed psychoactive stimulant. It naturally occurs in dozens of plant species, including coffee, tea and cacoa. But can it improve endurance sports performance?
How Caffeine Can Improve Sports Performance: The Science Behind the Stimulant Read More »
For many people, middle age is a time to enjoy a slower pace of life. But not for Paul Grange – he’s aiming to speed up. He’s one of the fastest men in the world for his age. Paul shares a typical off-season’s weekly training schedule. It’s a fantastic insight into what it takes to run fast and hold back the years.
Fast Past 40: Age Isn’t Holding This Elite Runner Back Read More »
We’re all spending more time than ever glued to our screens and devices. It’s not healthy. And be honest, a lot of it isn’t necessary for work, it’s hours flicking through instagram. So let’s turn that into something more productive. For the next 30 days you’re going to turn a bad habit into training goals. Think about how fit you’d get if you trained for as long as you screen surfed.
Screen Time Challenge: Turning Hours on Your Phone into Fitness Read More »
In cycling, drafting is widely implemented in order to improve aerodynamics, with wind resistance accounting for 80 to 90% of the cost of cycling (Kyle, 1978). Although in comparison wind resistance only accounts for 4 to 8% of the metabolic cost of running, it is a factor that can be potentially improved with no training.
Save 4% Energy in Running Races – With NO Training! Read More »
What makes the perfect runner? What characteristics distinguishes the likes of Eliud Kipchoge, the current marathon world record holder out, from the rest of us? Exploring the specific points could help us all run faster. Kipchoge was not just genetically gifted – inheriting the potential to be a running phenomenon – crucially, he enhanced every
The Perfect Runner: Can Anyone be a Super Endurance Athlete? Read More »
How do you get relatively quick, easy, but significant performance gains? Adding weight training to your weekly workout schedule. Here are some examples of sessions that you can do alongside your running.
Best Resistance Workouts For Runners: Session Guide for Beginners to Intermediate Read More »
It’s easy to think that running harder, further or faster in training is the way to improve performance. But neglecting weight or resistance training could be costing you huge potential performance increase.
How Strength Training Can Boost Middle and Long Distance Running Performance Read More »
If there’s one thing all runners excel at, it’s making rubbish excuses for poor performances. We all know someone who talks the talk, but when trainer meets tarmac finds some reason they couldn’t run the run. Here’s a list of some of the worst excuses or ridiculous things runners say (almost entirely based on me).
Worst Running Excuses: Yes, Sure, we Believe You Read More »
A common question is: how do I train to run faster or further? Everyone is different. Everybody responds differently to different training. However, there are a few basic principles beginner runners could follow to help you progress.
Beginner’s Guide to Running: How to Structure Training Read More »
No matter how many hard miles you’ve done, you’re always a step away from finding out something new about yourself and this sport. But all too often you’ll find yourself having an epiphany and wondering why it took you so long to work it out. Well, speed secrets has you covered. Here are a few things about running I wish I’d known sooner – a shortcut to running wisdom:
Fast Track to Wisdom: Things I Wish I’d Known When I Started Running Read More »