Behind every good athelete there must be a good training method and practice. Traing is not just what you do out on the running track but how you mentally prepare yourself and how you live your life everyday.

Coaching – Seeking out someone with more experience then you is always a good idea. There is no sense re-inventing the wheel when someone has already tested several methods and can save you a lot of time leading to greater effiency in your training.

Be Open – A huge part to becoming an experienced athlete is to keep your mind open, both to new ideas and to feedback. Get feedback from more experienced people on your performance and technique. You can learn a lot from those who are more experienced – so do not believe you know everything no matter how experienced you are.

Take it slow – Set reasonable goals. If you’re a twice a week runner, don’t expect to make the upcoming Olympics. Setting yourself achievable goals is essential in keeping yourself motivated. If you try to take things too quickly chances are you will get burnt out both mentally and physically.

Injury Prevention – I don’t know of any great athlete that hasn’t suffered a injury at one point in their career, and knows how devastating it can be. Even a simple injury can put an end to your training or even kill your career. Be smart in your running training to best avoid injuries.

Use the right equipment – Why take the risk of training in year old running shoes when it’s recommended to buy new ones every 6 months? Also consider a HRM or a running watch, such as the garmin forerunner 405cx . The garmin 405cx not only records your training session but with its inbuilt GPS can map your exact route.

Proper warm up and cool downs – can greatly decrease your risk of injury. One of the biggest mistakes is not warming up before exercise. It can be dangerous. To insure you are ready for your session warm up with some simple stretching or jogging exercises.

If you take these things into consideration I have no doubt that you will have success in for what ever it is you are training and if you invest in the 405cx you can record your progress and save and analyse it all on your PC to map your progress.

Good Luck in your next race or marathon and remember to have fun!

 

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