’Sullivan after winning a mile race. Concrete, he noticed, sent shock waves through his body and was a surefire route to long-term damage. There was only one way to sum it up: “I’m convinced that if you run on softer surfaces, your career will last longer.” The 35

with hazards above and beyond your neighbours' laissez-faire attitude to the poop scoop. With pollution, traffic, crowds and concrete, could you actually be doing yourself more harm than good? And how can you minimise the risks?The Risk: Air Pollution (Preview

to the St John Ambulance brigade. It rained cats and dogs though.What is it about Milton Keynes that people find so funny? The concrete cows? The roundabouts? The odd grid system laid down by town planners trying to create the American dream

not as nice! It's 20m long and it has a pillar in the middle. A massive concrete pillar. I live in fear of banging into it.It also seems to attrack some 'interesting' swimmers. People who work on their butterfly technique in narrow, busy lanes. People who make

to keep mud and water out, specialist trail shoes are designed to withstand all conditions. You’ll notice a lower heel designed to give your ankle more flexibility, and reduced cushioning, since trails are much softer than concrete.Clothing-wise, make sure

off your foot-plant, leading to sore muscles and injuries. Whenever possible, choose tarmac roads over concrete (concrete is harder), and always run against oncoming traffic. This makes you more visible to the driver (especially if you’re wearing light

to cope better with the abnormal forces running places on your body.ImpactAvoid hard-soled shoes and concrete as these will throw upwards any difference in leg length, tilting your pelvis. Instead, try to run on grass or a treadmill. Cross-train with low

running on hard surfaces, such as concrete; and running in stiff shoes.Beginners are the most susceptible to shinsplints for a variety of reasons, but the most common is that they’re using leg muscles that haven’t been stressed in the same way before

endured for too long the weight of too much concrete, too many people. We weren’t made to live like this, and the city built upon a mistaken assumption is now sagging – a massive, impossible monument to failure.However, right now, Manhattan is 19 miles up

hamstrings, you'll be able to enjoy the 'sweet dream' element of this pose, the wonderful back stretch. If, like me, your hamstrings feel like unyielding slabs of concrete, you'll feel a very intense stretch down the backs of your legs from the origin