has spent two decades researching the correlation between music and athletic output. Not surprisingly, he discounts the impact music has on top-flight distance runners. "The elite choose to focus on regulating their bodies and efficiency," he says
entryThe Rising StarThis will be a young, probably professional British athlete who is packed with the potential to become a future World or Olympic medallist. Email your entryThe VeteranA "lifetime achievement" award for a veteran runner with decades
@runnersworld.co.uk, remembering to include "UK’s Best Running Club” as the subject line of your email. Entries close Friday, March 6 2009. Running clubs are at the heart of the running community. It is these clubs and those who run them that drive our athletes, young
people so you motivate each other. Do a road or cross-country race and use the treadmills together at your local gym. Join a tri club and use the sessions and advice on offer." - Tim Don "Tell yourself that training in the miserable winter makes you a
Science at Sheffield Hallam University. He works with a range of athletes, from Olympic sailors to European tour golfers, and is helping Harmston to reach his Ironman goal"I work with individuals or teams to develop strategies to help them perform more
to rip 'em off after a speed session as the very act of running most definitely is. Researchers at the University of North Carolina found athletes who exercised at 70 per cent of their VO2 max experienced a 40 per cent increase in free-testosterone, a 38
. The accident left him with a shattered wrist and a wrecked (new) bike. He was, of course, shocked by the experience, but quickly found the positive angle: it could have been a lot worse.Like all athletes, elite and otherwise, Stannard is driven to achieve
motivation that the thought of lining up for a race underprepared. You might be raring to get out on the track for the summer athletics season, looking for a new-year PB, or focusing on an autumn marathon. Either way, now's the time to get planning
, we really celebrated, jumping around – and wheezing – under the dark, wet sky.”Hays often thinks of that moment, especially during those inevitable times when his motivation begins to wane. He reminds himself that his two friends are expecting him
between my trainers and me. But I try. Therein lies strong magic, strong enough to enable a middle-aged lady to look in the mirror and see an athlete. The transformation is in the effort. That's enduring triumph.Stickless's story is one of an occasional
