and some protein," says Henderson. Whether your race is a 5K or a marathon, pasta topped with meat sauce is always an excellent pre-race choice. If the meat is turkey, even better - turkey contains trytophan, an amino acid that aids sleep. For a real power

experience. I trained for eight weeks using the Jo Friel book, and prior to that was regularly running 8 - 10K.But I did not run any further than 5K during training, so decided to do 10K today - I had to stop and walk twice! Gutted. I had high hopes

109999%86 ratings6The Picnic,Surrey (23/6/07)"Gut bustingly difficult, but worth the phenomenal achievement you feel at the end." - Dan Wilson 59997%16 ratings7Wimbledon Common Time Trial 5K Series,London (27/1/07)"Lovely people, beautiful setting and a

'll be as welcoming as the ones I've tried. See full threadTrain by racingNick - Why not use 5K races as part of your training routine. I assume you don't enter them with the intention of winning, so why not enter them with the intention of adding them to your

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in the distance that are our goal. It seems like an eternity yet we arrive, three miles to go, the multitudes have returned but our legs are giving up.’ (More from this story) Nicky Postle on how running helps her battle with Crohn’s disease …‘I ran that 5K

few others this morning - lovely weather, lovely route, lovely people. But after a measly 5K I had to bail out, completely exhausted! I know my body was probably just too tired, but I feel very battered and bruised and sorry for myself. Karen Ball 6

little different, with the 5K run preceded by a 500m swim – 20 lengths of a 25m pool. With multisport becoming increasingly popular among runners of all abilities, we can look forward to more and more races like this. First-timer SteveX said: "This was my

hopelessly lost and running past a sewage works twice - ick.2010: running first marathon in under 4 hours?! Harriet_B What was hot: PB's for 5K, 4 miles, 10K and 10 miles. What was not: Being injured for months… 2010: run my first marathon in sub 3

-carotene found in carrots protects against diseases such as cancer and can protect against muscle damage and soreness. But this antioxidant can also make you faster. In one US study, 5K runners were given the equivalent of five carrots worth of beta-carotene a