-Road Consider trading concrete for dirt this autumn. Running on trails reduces your risk of overuse injuries because the surface is more forgiving. “Autumn is a beautiful time of year to enjoy trails,” says Hadfield. Fartlek runs, which randomly alternate faster

weight more rapidly after giving birth. Although now is not the time to begin a running programme, if you’re already an experienced runner then there’s no reason to stop – just modify.How intense is too intense?Dr Jaques notes that concrete answers

-packed dirt in front of their houses and shops, or sitting on their concrete steps. They only break out in smiles and return our greetings when we call to them. Some of them practice all their English in a burst – “hello!goodbye!how-are-you!” – while others

-packed dirt in front of their houses and shops, or sitting on their concrete steps. They only break out in smiles and return our greetings when we call to them. Some of them practice all their English in a burst – “hello!goodbye!how-are-you!” – while others

many different surfaces you can run on in a week: Tarmac, gravel, trail, grass, track, treadmill. Each stresses your leg muscles in a slightly different way, helping to prevent overose injuries. If possible, avoid concrete, the hardest and least

common injury suffered by female readers of RW is to the knee) and the presence of oestrogen, that female hormone which we love to hate. Here are some ways to keep your knees strong.Run on soft surfaces Stay off pavements. Since concrete has no give

with athletes who also have eating disorders. At the very least, I'd to think that you're getting advice from a sensible, empathetic dietician.The concrete answer to your question is that unless you're about 3'6" tall, on that training load you are unlikely

because they’re running more slowly and consequently will be on their feet longer. What you find is that many marathon schedules don’t go further than 20 miles, although that’s probably more because 20 is a nice, round number than anything more concrete

do.>>Paul Dickenson – What are your racing plans for the rest of the year?>>Paula Radcliffe At the moment I haven’t made concrete racing plans past Sunday. First I’ll take a break, and holiday to let my body recover and see how I get back

need a balance of objective structure and subjective comment," explains Phil Hayes, applied sport and exercise scientist at Northumbria University. "Pay attention to concrete figures, such as improved times, or running the same times at a lower heart