Beginner Running Advice
Running for beginners — part 1
Here's the first of our five part guide to running for beginners. We'll show you how to get started in running and why you should begin running:
Read more…Running for beginners — part 2
It's important to have a think about your running technique to make your running as smooth and efficient as possible. Here is your guide on perfecting your running technique:
Read more…Running for beginners — part 3
This guide will help you maintain your motivation for running. We'' show you why goals are important and give you helpful tips on ways you can boost your running motivation:
Read more…Running for beginners — part 4
If you're struggling to devise a running routine try our free training plan. The seven week plan allows you, as a complete beginner, to be able to run continuously and comfortably for at least 20 minutes:
Read more…Running for beginners — part 5
Here's our guide to warming up, cooling down and stretching correctly to optimise your running improvement. We'll also show you how stretching can improve your running performance:
Read more…Should runners stretch before or after a run?
When should a runner stretch? One school of thought suggests stretching beforehand prepares the body for a run and protects it from the harshness of a run, while the other camp believes stretching offers little benefit and can actually cause injury. So who's right? Here's your guide to stretching:
Read more…Important stretches for runners
Here is a guide to what you should be stretching and how you can stretch safely. We'll show you how to avoid injury, how you can stay flexible and how to stretch every part of your body:
Read more…Top 10 goals for beginner runners
Having a running goal, however big or small, can help you to keep focused and motivated. Choosing some running goals, particularly when you are a beginner, may seem daunting, but our top tips should help you decide what running goals you should target.
Read more…Frequently asked running questions
Getting started in running is potentially daunting for the first-timer and no doubt you'll have concerns about how much running you should be doing and questions about other issues like warming up and cross training. Here's the realbuzz guide to frequently asked running questions.
Read more…Getting the right shoes for your running style
From the outset it's important to run in the right running shoes for your running style. Here's the realbuzz.com guide to ensuring you get your choice of footwear right depending on your running gait.
Read more…Top 10 tips to banish race day jitters
You sent off your entry form months ago, your race number arrived in the post last week and now the day of reckoning has finally arrived: race day. The day of your race should be a highlight in your diary, a day that you’ve been working towards for a long period of time and one that you’ve probably been looking forward to with equal measures of anticipation and trepidation.
Read more…Running annoyances and how to deal with them
While diarrhoea, joggers nipple, blisters and stitches are never going to be taken as seriously as ITB syndrome or shin splints, these everyday running afflictions can be quite debilitating. But don't suffer in silence; there is usually a way of minimising the risk of them occurring during your training, or at least limiting the damage.
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