I think recovery is particularly important for beginners to be aware of. We don’t know our body’s physiological mechanisms yet and we are very motivated at the beginning of our running career. Most of us have many and fast ambitions to get progress in our efforts with running. How to focus on recovery after running … Read more
Long easy/moderate runs are endurance training, where you become able to run far in a long time. Finding your Lactate Threshold and practicing LT – training, you become able to run faster i.e. with a higher intensity for a long time. In other words, by performing lactate threshold training which is intensive marathon training intervals, … Read more
Running is demanding. Some Physiological functions such as the cardiovascular system, which is most important adapt very quickly to new loads by running and we experience an improvement in breathing and heart rate after 4-5 weeks of training among other things. But other physiological parts like muscles, tendons and tissues need different and longer adaptation … Read more
The part of the maximum Oxygen uptake, you can utilize over time, we may call the utilization rate. The Oxygen utilization rate is a measure of how large a percentage of the maximum Oxygen uptake, you can use over time. Together with the Oxygen uptake, the utilization rate improves your performance on a given running … Read more
How your body processes and uses oxygen during a distance race and in the initial stages of intensity training may not seem very exciting. But the most crucial in Marathon training is the body’s Oxygen system. Newer research suggests that understanding this process and adjusting your pre-race preparation can provide significantly better performance in the … Read more
Everyone runs or has run earlier in their lives. When we were kids and played in the schoolyard, we did it very naturally. Most of us also had gymnastics on the weekly schedule during the school years where we played soccer, handball, etc. However, it is not all who identify themselves as a runner. There … Read more