it in reverse. Try this Stay alert by making a mental note of street names that you pass.On balanceWhen you run in the dark your sense of balance shifts due to a loss of peripheral vision, so it’s important to train your body to adjust to running at night
in peak condition as its potassium content helps to regulate heart function and fluid balance. It's no coincidence that bananas are regularly handed out after races – the easy-to-digest fruit gets to work on banishing the jelly-legs that are a result of a
changing terrain means that each foot placement is subtly different, so you don't tend to develop the repetitive injuries experienced on roads."The ascents will make you more powerful and the descents are just as useful: the balance and stride
- such as eating seven or more portions of fruit and vegetables every day, and building your meals around low GI carbs - you should lose weight and gain energy. "Low GI eating is really a healthy balanced eating plan rather than a weight-loss regime," says Bean
Marathon. Party On...The race was so much fun that I'm already planning my fancy-dress costume for next year's circus theme. I imagine runners being fired out of cannons, balancing on elephants and falling over each other in big clown feet. I've even
raced really well.How do you approach your diet?Like a lot of athletes, I’ve experimented with my diet over the years and have come to realize that the most important thing is balance. I try to include carbs, protein and some vegetables or fruit at every
to balance the uncontrollable highs and debilitating lows, but after 20 years he had reached a point when he couldn't cope any longer."I was at breaking point and couldn't self-medicate any more," he explains. "I was an alcoholic and had ballooned to 20 stone
, then hold the “up” position for five to eight seconds before lowering. Do three to five sets of 10 repetitions.SuperheroBalance strong abs with strong lower back muscles. Lie on your stomach, with legs and arms straight out, so your body forms a line from
