Nutrition IndexHere are seven must-read nutrition articles for every runner: • Food Groups: The Basics• Eating And Training: How To Time It Right• The Ultimate Runners' Snacks• Healthy Takeaway Options• Vegetarian tips• Five healthy eating plans

don't pant, they perspire very little, and they can cope with a change in body temperature of up to 60C. People are not as well designed to deal with heat or limited water. While we can survive for as long as a month in a moderate climate without food

able to make it round the athletics track in under 90 seconds and without finding it fascinating to discuss the relative merits of control versus stability shoes. Not everyone feels the need to be coached as part of a group – after all, getting away

For the week ending 2 March 2009Hot to trot...Post-Run Pleasures Some research suggests certain kinds of exercise led to cravings for certain foods. After a long winter run, I absolutely must have hot tea and toasted teacakes with real butter

of the food you eat should be whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Strive for 6-11 servings of grains (one serving equals a slice of bread, 25g of cereal or a cup of pasta), five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables, and two to three servings

the Salonean children spotted a white face (the word derives from the 15th century Portuguese settlers). Everywhere we walked in Makeni, big groups of youngsters scrambled up to chat, wanting to hold hands, or high-five, or ask us to take their photo a few

setback in the last fortnight was shinsplints. By Friday I felt OK, completed the two miler and decided to give it a go.I had a very painful massage at the expo, and got to the start feeling great – not a niggle in sight!I found myself in a group all going

, but it hasn’t been as by-the-book as a lot of people do. You see these groups in Austin training for the marathon and they really build up to it. But again, our schedule isn’t conducive to that. Are you doing any heart-rate work? No.Do you run on treadmills

to suffer from gastrointestinal problems, diarrhoea, respiratory problems, ear infections, pneumonia and food allergies, than formula-fed babies.Although an American study reported that many babies refuse post-exercise milk because of high levels of lactic

For the past two years, I’ve been teaching a class for novice runners on a university campus. But this is no typical college course – we spend more time running together than discussing and debating.The group meets twice a week for 50 minutes at a