. They haven’t learned the ropes yet and need guidance every step of the way, with answers to dozens of everyday questions: What should I eat? What should I wear? How fast should I go?Well, here are the answers all in one place. Whether you’re a beginner

would have to endure for the next six days.Thankfully, one of these turned out to be Luke Cunliffe, with whom I had charged around Dartmoor two years earlier in celebration of RW Online Editor Sean Fishpool’s 30th birthday. Unaccountably, he was fat. I

? A unique 10-mile endurance run over the undulating multi-terrain course used in the Parachute Regiment's Selection, with the option to carry a 35lb rucksack and wear military boots for an even tougher challenge. What you say "A really great insight

have to dig in for another couple of weeks, and then it's time to get excited!Liz says: Meg’s confidence is starting to bloom and she knows she is on schedule to run a fast debut marathon. Now it's just a question of how fast she is going to go!  Meg

frequently should you do them, and at what pace?We posed a number of these questions to a group of coaches and athletes who work or train with thousands of runners. Although the application of long-run theory differs between experts, the one thing they all

cycling replace my running? --Will cross-training improve my endurance?What can I do to tone up my legs?How can I flatten my stomach? --Can bike sessions replace running and still make you a better runner? --Can my cycling help my running? --I

."Give It A Try As well as asking questions of the coaches, see if you can trial a few sessions before signing up. "It often takes more than one session to get to really know a club, so don't base all your judgements on one evening," says Michael Morris from

for men. The bottom line: buy the shoe that fits your feet. If there is any question – or if you suffer blisters or injuries because of ill-fitting shoes – consult a podiatrist who specialises in treating runners.8.An American study found that running

to the questions of “how much and at what intensity?” will never be found on the research block, since scientists will be hard-pressed to find a woman willing to subject her pregnancy to such experiments. The best evidence doctors can come up with is based

: the slip-on uppers don’t even have laces.Wang Wei Hua – the girl in question – is one of 85 runners in Tianjiin province today. Our nationalities are as diverse as our abilities – 11 from China, a majority from Denmark (home of the race organisers), half a