It’s an age-old debate, and one that you might not think could be so explosive: cardboard vs bags vs hard cases. Amidst all the name-calling and the moderated forum posts, it’s pretty tough to decide what actually is the best method for traveling with your bike. Fortunately, with ...
If you’re a completebeginner, don’t start out with an overly ambitious goal. To give yourself a ballpark 10K target, see how far you can run at a sustainable pace in 15-20 minutes. Measure this distance in miles, then divide the time by the distance and multiply the result by 6.2 ...
So for example, if you run 10 miles total in one week, the next week, you should run 11 miles maximum. 3.Incorporate HIIT Into Your Training High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is one of the best ways to boost your endurance. A September 2013 study in PLoS One found that interval...
A free, weekly 5K for all, held in thousands of locations across the UK and beyond, parkrun is a fantastic way to log some miles while meeting other like-minded members of the running community. On the day of your race or parkrun, you might find that you can run for at least 20 min...
Taekwondo athlete Paige McPherson is competing in her second Olympics. She lives in Sturgis. And while those South Dakota transplants look to bring home their own hardware from Tokyo, athletes who were born in the Mount Rushmore State have a long history of success at the Summer Olympic Games...
The bobsled events at the Beijing games will take place at the Yanqing National Sliding Center, which is located in the Xiohaituo mountain area in Yanqing, about 46 miles (74 kilometers) from the city of Beijing. The competitors — 124 men and 46 women — will use a 1,615-meter (appro...
so the road bike geometry is nice for the hills. Also, because I’m on a budget, I like the fact that I can compete in both cycling races as well as triathlons using one bike, even if that means a small increase in my bike split time because of added drag. My question is this:...
Once you’ve got the “running bug” and start getting noticeably fitter, you can start working on increasing your speed. Until then, just focus on getting miles in the bank. Solution:Do not push yourself too hard too soon. Instead, aim to finish each run feeling like you could have don...
As an example, well-conditioned marathoners may train by running as many as 140 miles per week. (1) Conversely, even running five miles per week can prove to be challenging to you even if you are a trained athlete. Even if your heart is otherwise healthy, the rest of your body may ...