Runner at the boiling point: training harder then you can imagine

Now you are running with the last effort, the training is almost over, stupid day, too. But then something clicks in your head and you're completely exhausted. Do not worry - it's stupid psychology. Muscles are doing their best. Entertainment mode is on: for example you can run - two hundred meters, three hundred meters, five minutes - you can run till your energy is still there to serve. Empty your fuel tanks.

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After all, you can always ask the question - if I were to stop now, then how do I get home - on foot? No, foot is to slow. Repeat special spell. Entity mantra. Tell yourself about sore, being angry at everyone and everything, rejoice life or just something to entertain brains - mathematics is always at your service.

The main idea behind this crap is that there always was something in your head to blok your thoughts from running. Think. Or speak. Actually, it's not bad to say something motivational. Or cheer on your feet. Like this: "Legs! Legs, run! Work feet, the sun is high! Time-time-time ". Or something like that - let your fantasy fly free.

You can entertain yourself with podcasts, while not running around the city - there's always something interesting they discuss ... talkative radio is also a nice choice.

But it's not for everybody. In general, see for yourself - weather you are a fan of audio stuff something else -- everything is determined by the situation, imagination and your condition. Imagine that you're running now in a critical race, event that matters a lot for you, anyway. And you can not give up, stop, go the distance. You have to break yourself to win, win, get up on the podium to shake the bottle of champagne, get a medal - just to taste. Lock the head in the picture, to which you aspire, in which you can see for yourself the place for which you are all that and started. Remember everything carefully. And just do your job. Nobody will do it better.

Let's learn some German language #4: gadgets and mobile stuff

Hi there, fellow German language running fan! Ready for the autumn language quiz? Focus your memory, try to avoid looking back in let's learn some German #3 and give me the words!

Take a deep breath and relax -- it's time to go forward and look at our new aim -- it's theme is gadgets and mobile related stuff.

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Once a runner, twice a runner: how to get back your running after a break

Hi there, fellow runner! How's the running routine going? Well, you might be in great condition now but remember your sporty time-line -- you sure had hard times when you left training route for a while -- a week, a month, maybe more. Let's discuss the situations so people, who never faced them, before can handle all troubles perfectly correct.

Imagine you had a brake in your training (which we can call fun, I assume) for one or two weeks. The first day back on the road you should run slower, maybe take more walk breaks and try to shorten the lenth of your regular route to avoid being over exhausted. Thats all -- don't worry.

The next situation -- if you stopped your running for a month plus-minus something. Here you have a week plan to get back -- it's easy and you don't really have to stick to it -- just mind it and be sure -- you'll make fun. For Monday you can 15 minutes training and you should run for 30 seconds, then you should walk for 30 an so on. Tuesday is for walking -- walk for 30-60 minutes. Then Wednesday: run for 20 minutes with same pattern as on Monday. You've got the idea? Yes -- next day will be more walking and the other day -- more running. If you feel good you can change ratio between running and walking and run for 30-50 seconds then walk for 30-10 seconds.

The last situation is the easiest -- you left running for more then a month -- it's ok to get back again using the plan above, but it's fun to imagine that you start running for the first time in your life, but again )

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