The Half Marathon is a friendly distance; for those who have run 5k or 10k races, the 21k is the next step up. Experienced runners know it doesn't require as much commitment as marathon preparation, and recovery is much quicker. If you follow this 12-week program,...
Each runner sets very different goals for this distance. Some aim to complete the 15K, while others aim to achieve a specific time. In most cases, the individual's genetic conditioning, the current state of health, and, of course, the physical training they have...
Are you looking for healthy organic supplements to help you improve your athletic performance? More and more athletes, sportsmen and women, both professional and amateur, are turning to dietary formulas to get the most out of their workouts. These natural products...
Considerations for training for a 5K race As always, the first thing is to be sure you are in good health to do a sport of this nature. If all goes well, start with this eight-week plan to build a foundation. In our countries, 5-kilometer races are not abundant, but...
So, we decided to set the goal of running a new distance or starting a new workout to lower our race times. We looked for a training plan and began to see that we could not do many sessions on certain days, whether for personal, work, or logistical reasons. Unless we...
Collaborators: Lilia Núñez, physiatrist and Medical Director of Metas Sports Ricardo Quezada, specialist in sports medicine and rehabilitation medicine. For many athletes, the consumption of NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs), the most popular being...
Due to the immoderate and abusive use of substances in sports, I would like to present something published by an expert working group in 2005 and published in a prestigious journal of Cardiology. Athletes commonly use drugs and supplements, hoping to find an increase...
Written by: Lic. Sandra Suárez B.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics/Master in Human Nutrition Salt supplementation is essential, especially when it comes to long-duration or not-so-long-duration training but in scorching or humid environments. How much salt to consume?...
Plan considerations People with at least six months of uninterrupted running regularly have participated in 10K and 21K races. M information on preparing for your first marathon: Am I ready to run a marathon? Duration: 20 weeks Goal: Finish the marathon Observations...
Many runners are faced at the end of training with the question of what to do the last week, the week of truth, the one where Martin Fiz (Spanish Olympic runner) says, "This week you have to listen to me more than in the whole program." My personal experience These...
Many readers ask how many kilometers a soccer player runs per game. Although the distance covered by a soccer player depends on variants such as his position on the field or the intensity of the match, they usually run between 8 and 12 kilometers per game. However,...
The iconic New York Marathon will take runners as usual through the five boroughs of New York City. The first edition of this race took place in 1970 and had the participation of 127 runners who paid just 1 dollar for their registration. Of those,...
