Lior Mayer - Running Coach

17/05/2014

I am starting a beginners running group in Park Raanana on Mondays at 20:30. Everyone is invited to join us. First session is free so you can check it out before you decide if it is for you.

22/03/2014

http://www.runnersworld.com/workouts/four-fast-speed-workouts-for-any-runner

Think you can skip speedwork, that it's just for seasoned runners with specific time goals? No such luck.

22/03/2014

http://www.runnersworld.com/trail-running-training/five-reasons-to-run-trails

With longer days, milder temperatures, and trees beginning to show some green, spring is an ideal time to get outside and hit the trails. And there are as many reasons to go off-road as there are places to run."I find that I recover a lot quicker from training on trails than from pounding on the str...

22/03/2014

http://www.runnersworld.com/race-training/recoil-runnings-superpower

If runners were superheroes, elastic recoil would be our superpower. Elastic recoil occurs when you convert energy temporarily stored in tendons and fascia into a free push. Why free? Because it's fueled by the impact force of each foot strike. How big a push? The recoil generated by your Achilles t...

22/03/2014

http://www.runnersworld.com/injury-prevention-recovery/three-injuries-that-plague-runners

At the first sign of injury, most runners have the same reaction: Ignore it and keep training. "There's a bit of OCD with runners," says John Ball, a chiropractor in Chandler, Ariz., who works with elite athletes like Lauren Fleshman and Andrew Wheating, as well as recreational runners. But most run...

28/02/2014

Aternity runners in the Tel Aviv marathon. Great job everyone!

15/02/2014

http://www.runnersworld.com/injury-prevention-recovery/how-to-beat-side-stitches

We run through sleet and snow, heat and haze, with blisters and black toenails, headaches and knee aches. But a side stitch? That sharp, stabbing pain that hits below the ribs can stop us in our tracks. Although the exact cause of side stitches has yet to be proven, theories abound. Sports-medicine…

15/02/2014

http://www.runnersworld.com/running-tips/why-stair-climbing-is-good-for-runners

If you borrow one element (besides running) from Rocky Balboa's training regimen, make it stair-climbing. The plyometric motion strengthens the same muscles as lunges and squats, and taxes your lungs and heart as you power to the top. "Stairs force you to work against gravity, and this helps build t...

15/02/2014

http://www.runnersworld.com/running-tips/three-shortcuts-runners-should-avoid

A few years ago, researchers in Taiwan recruited volunteers for what they were told was health-related product testing. Their first task was to take a pill and rate its texture and color; half were told it was a multivitamin, while the other half were told it was a placebo (which it was). During the...

14/01/2014

http://www.runnersworld.com/race-training/rules-success

Get more secrets to marathon and half-marathon success here.

14/01/2014

http://www.runnersworld.com/race-training/mix-up-your-training-in-2014

It's 2014. That means no outdoor world championships or Olympic Games for the pros. Many of them use these nonchampionship years to shake things up. You can do the same and may find that a departure from your normal routine is just what you need to take your running to the next level in 2014 and bey...

31/12/2013

http://www.runnersworld.com/injury-treatment/why-do-my-calf-muscles-cramp-when-i-run

Doc- Hope you can give me some advice on this. I have been experiencing cramps/spasms in my calves for about two years now. I am 43, and have been running competitively since I was 11. I never had these issues until I ran my first marathon in 2011. I will be running along with no problems, then afte...