your best pacing plan to pieces."We would like to be robots who can turn the dial to goal pace and just run, but we're human," says Greg McMillan (mcmillanrunning.com), who has coached elite runners, including several Olympians. "When we encounter a

drastic low-fat diets: you need healthy fats to absorb fat-soluble vitamin D (and vitamins A and E). Beat it: At Munich University, Germany, runners who drank two pints of non-alcoholic beer daily for three weeks had more killer T-cells, which indicate a

playlist simply detracts from the simplicity of the running experience.It's not just us runners who are getting hot under the collar either: the relationship between music and running is receiving increased attention from sports science experts too

As runners, we tend to consider ourselves among the fittest people around. We have strong legs, powerful cardiovascular systems, and keep our body fat well under control. So we have nothing to fear from anybody when it comes to fitness. Or do we? We

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in more than 150 countries and an estimated one million people lined London’s streets to cheer on runners in last year’s race. With a field of over 35,000, the presence of the world’s best elite runners and a huge crowd roaring support, taking part

," he says. "Speed up a little after that until you reach the last 10 per cent of the race. Then you should give it your all." Half measures Another way to approach the negative split is that adopted by many elite runners. They run the first half of a

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. A 10st runner who completes the marathon in 4:20 is just as strong as the 10st elite competitor who finishes in 2:10, since both have moved the same weight a distance of 26.2 miles. However, the 2:10 guy is the more powerful (and speedier) runner