Chill It Always drink your athletic drink well chilled because it will be emptied from the stomach and processed much faster than a warm one. If you are training in heat, take a bottle of replacement fluid and drink it during the first 45 minutes of your workout. Thyself Learn your peculiarities. For instance, if your left leg is a mite shorter than the right, you might be able to avoid injuries by running on the right side of the road, while you could aggravate injures by running on the left. Watch your Stride Be careful about increasing your stride length to go faster.
Many people come to running with strides that are long enough already.
A runner who overstrides can cause injuries to knees and hips. The safer method of increasing speed is to increase rate of leg turnover. Baby your Shoes Increase the life of your shoes and help them protect you from overuse injury with proper shoe care. Keep them clean. When they get wet, stuff newspapers in them to help them dry.