Do Running Men's Heavy Fleece Pants (£44.99)Kerry says: There's nothing better after a hard session than having the right post-training slouchy clothes to pull on out of the shower. These thick snug pants are the perfect 'recovery' legwear. Baggy

Q. Towards the end of a long run my heels begin to clip each other every few strides. What can I do to prevent this?A. This sounds like a technique and conditioning issue. Running technique is thought to be a natural activity, but natural doesn

do their running under supervision, in a club or as part of a primary school games lesson for instance, it’s very important to make it fun. A 30-minute exercise period could include hopping, skipping, gymnastics, obstacle races, relay races

to improve your style, or ‘form’. The first thing to do is to try and feel as relaxed and economical as you can when you run. If you worry too much about your style you’ll probably begin to feel inhibited and tense, and that will just make things worse

Q I’m planning to run a marathon, but I’m also trying, unsuccessfully, to lose weight. When I run, my appetite increases, and I find that I eat more and put on weight rather than lose it. What can you suggest?A Perhaps surprisingly, losing body

Q After my long runs, I stretch and then hop straight into the shower. But when I get out of the water I sometimes suffer a fever-like ‘chill’. I have to get under the duvet for 15-20 minutes before I’m back to normal. What’s going on?A When you

Q I’ve been trying threshold running, using a heart rate monitor and keeping my mile pace at 10 seconds below my 10K race pace. However, I struggle to maintain this speed, even though my HRM says I’m working at just 60 per cent of my predicted

Q Why is it that almost exactly 48 hours after a long training run, and particularly after completing a marathon, my leg muscles hurt most? If the race is on Sunday, then I always dread Tuesday because I cannot walk down the stairs without adopting

Q Every time I run, my knee clicks loudly but painlessly. It’s annoying rather than painful. The noise comes from below and outside the kneecap. Is it, or the cartilage, damaged? I broke my kneecap when I was 12 – could this be a cause?A Your

Most runners want to keep track of their pace. It’s how we measure many sessions. So what happens to your overall pace when you combine running and walking? You slow down, obviously. But not as much as you might think.The following table shows per