up of former elite athletes and experienced running coaches, will be well prepared for the task. As well as giving time to individual runners, staff lead a packed schedule of coaching and classes.Mike Gratton says, "We try to have a look at your
. Athlete's FeetFor long summer runs, leave warm winter socks in the wardrobe and slip on thinner socks to sidestep sweaty feet, blisters, athlete’s foot or worse.
. Dr David Fletcher, lecturer in Sport and Performance Psychology at Loughborough University says, "If beating people is the only thing you're interested in, then you're going to be in trouble.'Dr Fletcher works with elite athletes, researching
training so you peak in time for a race. What, when and why?Until the Soviet sports scientists got on board, athletes trained at the same intensity all year round. As well as being deeply boring, the constant pressure and physiological demand on the body
energy available to run at your best.What’s the science behind it? Carb-loading’s original incarnation was developed in the 1960s as a way of boosting athletes' glycogen stores before endurance events. Carried out during the final week before a big race
skimmed milk and free from artificial colours, flavours and sweeteners. Independent research shows it helps athletes do 40 per cent more training. Each drink comes in a large and easy-to-hold bottle with more than enough milkshake for a thirsty runner
for the next one. If I do the European Marathon Cup (at July's European Athletics Championships) the gaps are tiny rather than the huge five-minute gaps that I was running with yesterday.I handled the training really well. That was the main part - to stay
(Cambridgeshire, January 18) This UK Athletics bronze-graded road race sends runners to the top of Cambridgeshire's biggest hill, rewarding runners with views over the rest of the county.Wokingham Half-Marathon (Berkshire, February 8) This fast, flat road race
Keith Power is a BASES (British Association of Sport and Exercises Sciences) accredited sport psychologist and managing director of sports psychology consultants A Different Mindset (www.adifferentmindset.com).A former international athlete
another chance to see the inspiring views of the Fenland countryside from the summit of the course's 'big hill'.This UK Athletics bronze-graded event comes with supervised bag storage, tidy changing facilities and T-shirts for all entrants, as well
