London Santa Run 6K for Disability Snowsport UK (London, December 4)Kick off your festive season with London's most popular Santa run. Join a fleet of more than two thousand Santas descending upon Battersea Park and get ready to baffle the busy park's other visitors. A popular wa...
Iron is key to athletic performance, and a lack of iron can have a dramatic effect. So why do so few female endurance runners know the signs or solutions?Avoid iron deficiency with the simple steps in our comprehensive guide.How common is iron deficiency?Iron deficiency in female...
John Fraser 10 (Leicester, September 4)If you've got your eye on an autumn half-marathon, take on this undulating ten-miler to get your legs into gear. Chase over virtually traffic-free lanes in the Leicestershire countryside, with a few climbs along the way making sure you'll ne...
Sprinting is an art form I'd never mastered. Back in my school days, sports day was voluntary - so guess who spent the day guzzling chocolate on the sidelines. So when I found myself lining up alongside Paralympic sprinter Richard Whitehead I wished I'd paid slightly more attenti...
Distance: Olympic 1500m/ 40K/ 10K & Sprint 750m/ 20K/ 5KWhere: ValenciaWhen: September 11, 2011First man: Xavier Llobet 2:11:02 (Olympic distance)First woman: Fátima Maestre 2:34:59 (Olympic distance)Valencia has come up trumps with the perfect end-of-season triathlon challenge. ...
Snacking is a national epidemic. Research published in June 2010 suggested that nine out of 10 British adults snack between meals and half do so daily. Curbing your snacking - or at least finding healthy alternatives - is crucial to weight-loss.If you notice that your early morni...
The start of a new year always heralds a rush of resolutions to lose weight and get fit. Make sticking to your goals easier with tips on getting started and staying motivated from five weight-loss runners who lost up to a whopping twenty stone altogether - and kept it off - using...
Few athletes have competed in as many Commonwealth Games as sprinter Marlon Devonish. Heading to his fourth Games this year, Devonish has made history at these championships - he is co-holder of the Commonwealth record for the 4x100m men's relay, set in 1998. With more than 16 ye...
The last year has been transformative for Scott Overall. This time last year he was working part-time in a sports shop and contemplating his debut marathon. Fast forward to September 2011 and the plucky Londoner had jaws dropping with his fifth place finish at the Berlin Marathon...
Keri-Anne Payne's name is synonymous with open-water swimming. She won silver in the gruelling 10km marathon swim at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games, when open-water made its Olympic debut.With London 2012 quickly approaching, Keri-Anne is predicted to dazzle once again. In July sh...
