Get ready for summer!
It’s ironic isn’t it...it’s mid July and we’re just “getting ready for summer”...but weather-related moans aside, we’ve got some tips on summer running as one of four new articles on our Sennheiser training site, as well features on relaxed concentration, six things to think about on your run and some barriers to running.
runsmarter: Get ready for summer
Summer is a wonderful time of year for running. The days are long and so you are not as restricted to where you can go in the early mornings or evenings, the temperature is warmer and so you can run with less clothes, which means less weight, and so you feel faster and more fleet of foot and there are more opportunities to run off-road and enjoyment of the surroundings!
Not only that, but there are plenty of events as summer series kick in as do races in the evenings.
runsmarter: Relaxed concentration
What do you think about whilst you are running? Do you plan what you are going to make for dinner or solve a few problems that have cropped up at work? It's great to be able to lose yourself in your thoughts but if you are doing a key training session or a race that requires a good amount of effort you may be thinking about keeping the pace going or thinking ahead to a harder part of the course, or you may be concentrating on trying to stay with your running rival...but there are some who say that this sort of thinking may impede your performance rather than help it and that you need to learn to switch off your critical mind or give it something else to think about whilst your body gets on with the running!
runsmarter: Six things to think about on your run
In order to enjoy a relaxed and easy run it is sometimes necessary to occupy your mind with thoughts other than those of how the running is going, so here are six topics for you to consider...
runsmarter: Barriers to running
So you’ve heard all of the reasons why you should run: the health benefits, the social scene, the accessibility in terms of cost and places to do it, but there is still that little gremlin sitting on your shoulder telling you that it’s not for you! In this article we look at some of the barriers to running and how you can knock them down and get past them.