Frank Speaking

Articles by Frank Horwill (1927- 2012)

You can read about Frank here.

With Frank's kind permission, his articles from the Serpentine newsletter and from the national running press are reproduced here. These articles are copyright © Frank Horwill and may not be reproduced without prior permission.

Caution! These articles were first published many year's ago and whilst some are as relevant today as they were when new, many are now mostly of historical interest as modern research and coaching methods have superseded them.

1. Getting it right: weight relative to height in distance running
2. If you want to win more races, lose some weight
3. The enigma of phosphorus
4. Vitamin B6 and red-blooded athletes
5. Three weeks – three days – three minutes
6. Infections linked to training and competition
7. Twelve things you should know about Selenium
8. Training for 5000m
9. Shaping up to the 10km challenge
10. Use your feet, Frank
11. Leaving no stone unturned: training for the marathon
12. Why do repetition running?
13. Why did Coe's 800m record last so long?
14. Getting the pace right
15. Running a four minute mile
16. Getting it right: the triple jump
17. Training advice to clear barriers
18. They must be on something, surely?
19. Double or quits
20. Running and menstruation
21. Post viral syndrome
22. Mysterious mono
23. Maximising your potential
24. To improve performance, start with your mind
25. Beating the blues
26. Running: fitness training for all sports
27. Run like a gazelle
28. Boosting your VO2 max
29. If you want to win, train at a higher percentage of VO2 max
30. Improving your VO2
31. Running over forty
32. Act your age
33. There are clubs and clubs
34. Some observations
35. Twenty questions
36. BMC Quiz
37. Notable quotes
38. Winter training suggestions – October-March
39. 12 Steps to Beating the Kenyans and Ethopians
40. Blueprint for cross-country success
41. A ritual questioned
42. A little knowledge
43. Analysis of and training for top class cross country performance
44. The Final 800 Metres Push – 6 Weeks
45. Run up techniques
46. How can I detect a vitamin or mineral deficiency?
47. Progression – the key to increasing fitness
48. The tapering and rest revolution
49. Priority No.1 for middle and long distance runners: V02 max
50. Does Vitamin C supplementation improve physical performance?
51. Thoughts on strength training for middle distance runners
52. Solving the 800m puzzle
53. Getting the best out of yourself in sport
54. Twelve essentials for marathon success
55. Want to get fit quickly?
56. Planning your track season
57. The track season looms
58. Predictive sessions
59. Know what pulse rate is doing what?
60. Coffee: are there grounds for its reputation in competition
61. Maximise your cross country potential
62. The anatomy of speed
63. Nutrition and speed
64. Your food: what it contains
65. Twelve things you should know about your mitochondria
66. Sports performance and the menstrual cycle
67. Five pace theory
68. The pill and performance in sport
69. Stepping stones to summer fitness
70. Marathon training (letter to Running Fitness)
71. Lose weight – run minutes faster
72. Twelve things you should know about marathon training