5 Top Training Practices

Behind every good athelete there must be a good training method and practice. Training practices are more than just what you do on the track; they involve how you live your day to day life.

Coaching - Seeking out someone with more experience then you is always a good idea. Why re-invent the wheel, follow a tried and tested training method that has worked well for others.

Be Open - A huge part to becoming an experienced athlete is to keep your mind open, both to new ideas and to feedback. Request feedback. Recognize that you don’t know everything and that you can learn a lot from those who are more experienced.

Take it slow - Set reasonable goals. If you are a 2 times a week recreational runner do not expect to do a 4 minute mile. Motiavation is a key element to training and the secret to this is in setting yourself realistic and achievable goals. Pushing yourself to far and fast in your traing schedule will result burn out.

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. Not warming up is like driving a car really hard without giving it a tune up. 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.

One final tip, remember to enjoy your exercise and good luck in your next event or marathon!