cross-trainingIt's great that you love running, but balance out time on your feet with other training and your favourite sport will benefit. Take up yoga, for example, and as well as benefiting from improved posture and zen-like calm, you

camps offer a busy schedule of organised runs, coaching and cross-training, such as yoga or pilates classes, and you'll have the benefit of expert coaching and individual advice, as well as a slew of fellow runners to keep you company. The RW spring

won his age category in his last marathon. Roger's routine generally involves two five mile runs during the week, plus a marathon at weekends - a weekly mileage of 35-40 miles.Roger's top tip is to swap speedwork for cross-training, on an elliptical

this, you may even be able to avoid problems in the first place. But if not, here's what you need to do:Rest Your body repairs itself during rest periods - these are the time you get the real benefit from all your hard work. Cross-training certainly has

an injury and decided to swim as cross-training. I was only off running for a fortnight and training went well, but during the race I had trouble with my knees. I decided that triathlon would be kinder to my body.I turned up to a local try-a-tri a couple

performance and keep injury and boredom at bay, then variety and recovery should be the linchpin of your training and racing. It’s also valuable to decide what, for you, are going to be the three or four most important races of the year. This not only helps

weekend were superb. A race not to be missed!" Jennifer MartinReader Reviews | Enter 2010 Race 5. Stadium Runners Woodland ChallengeWhere? West Yorkshire When? OctoberThe Stadium Runners Woodland Challenge is a cracking cross-country fixture - challenging

or race, make sure your legs are ready for the challenge with ankle-strengthening cross-training (hill-walking for example) and leg-specific exercises.Finally...Enjoy yourself! Don't get hung up on how fast or how far you're running - instead, take

out instead of making you stronger.Ultras are rarely road races, and they're seldom flat. Avoid problems by incorporating trail, cross-country and hilly sessions into your training. And head to the gym – weight-training will prepare your quads

hard session with an easy recovery run or some cross-training the next day too. Non-strenuous exercise will encourage the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to tired muscles. Drink UpReplacing fluid lost through training is key to effective hydration. Aim