can find. Most commercially raised cattle eat grain, which accelerates muscle growth, yields more meat and improves marbling (which also ups its saturated-fat content). Grass-fed meat, however, has a healthier fatty-acid profile, a lower overall fat

for your nearest one on the UK Athletics website (uka.org.uk/grass roots/search). You can also find running groups using the runengland.org and jogscotland.org.uk websites. For online coaching, try Runner’s World columnist Sam Murphy (sam

used to, but I train smarter: resting more, staying offroad where I can and doing speedwork on grass. Consequently I have been able to stay at pretty much the same level from my 30s to my early 50s.8. Fuel your effortsGood nutrition and hydration can

shoes. I started as a heel runner but I've adjusted my techique so that I now land on my forefoot with my foot landing under my body. I was previously overstriding. I've found that when I run out doors (generally on grass) that the shin splints return

the local Star beer, famed for the fact that no two batches ever taste quite the same. The trip hadn’t been totally smooth-running: one racer’s luggage went missing, while a vehicle breakdown had stranded a few of us for a couple of hours among the grass