imaginable in the circumstances: as a regional manager for a chain of petrol stations, he spent all day driving from forecourt to forecourt, in junk food heaven.Andy’s tale is the first of an occasional series of real-life success stories that we
picture that offers lots of encouragement to runners of all ages and talents.Slowing Down First, the bad news. Whether you're an Olympic champ or a mid-pack runner, your aerobic capacity falls with age. For a healthy, trained athlete, it's not your heart
select set of training aids, along with interval training and drills, will help to fine-tune your technique. Whether you're a beginner or an elite swimmer, there are certain items you should have in your swim bag. Training aids improve technique, develop
've not been going that far and I don't want to carry anything whilst running. Instead I've been making sure I'm topped up and then downing a couple of pints on my return. In my first 10K at the weekend, I went for water at the water stations, and I just couldn
first-timer, but he had no previous experience of running whatsoever. "I was approached by an AIDS charity to run the marathon for them, but I had never done any running before. I had asthma as a kid, and never did much exercise. Taking on the marathon
are a dream come true for a foot strike," he says. "On uneven and softer surfaces, ground reaction forces will be lessened and your reactions have to be that much more acute and agile. It is best to practise first on stable surfaces and progress to less
battling against a crippling, hostile landscape.The Marathon des Sables is a 151-mile endurance race across the Sahara Desert - equivalent to 5½ marathons in less than a week. Competitors are required to carry all their clothes, food, first aid kit
of Hawaii on twitter: @CoffeesofHawaii.Cut-off: The swim cut-off is 2 hours and 20 minutes after the start of the race.T1From the swim it’s onto the beach, up some steps and into first transition (T1), which is located on Kailua Pier. T1 is laid out like a
. In the short term, relax and recover; in the medium term, do something that will help you both recover and aid your training, but that also gives you a different objective, such as an off-road race or a fell run. Your long-term goal may be to do the same
guy who did his first half-marathon aged 27 in about 2:15, and now 10 years on is doing 1:13! – Stevie GMore haste, less speed As everybody else has said, of course you can, but I urge you to be patient and set realistic goals. I started running again
