, not for the competitive element, but for health reasons – either to improve their overall fitness, lose weight or reduce cholesterol. It’s important to start out slowly, so your initial aim might be as simple as going for a run. Your first few steps can often seem
and greetingGETTY IMAGES Reward yourself Don't forget that if you're running regularly, you're doing an awful lot more for your body and health than the six out of 10 British men who don't reach the government's target of 30 minutes' moderate activity five
and targets, and enter events? How do you help a 12-year-old through the low times and disappointment?"– Raymond McMillan (by email)Your best answersMake it an enjoyable family activityMy two daughters aged 11 and 14 have come running with me – just light
International. Anyone can call themselves a personal trainer, so ask to see qualifications. Ask friends, running shop employees or health-club staff to recommend a trainer who runs. Contact the National Register of Personal Trainers – www.nrpt.co.uk; 0870 200
tips: 1. Get down to Holland & Barrett and buy some soya-bran. It's 60% fibre (yes, over twice as high as All-Bran). Add about 10-20g of this to your porridge to thicken it and reduce the GI even further. 2. High fibre keeps you fuller longer, and even
:45 to 3:00, I’d be happy. And that wouldn’t require crazy amounts of training, strict dieting. I did 20 years of that.It depends on the weather, but, yes, under 2:10. The course record for New York is 2:08. But here’s another stat for you: Laurent Jalabert
Standfirst: 10 first-time running goals – and how to achieve themAuthor: Issue date: aug98Keywords: -- 1. How to... Buy your first running shoeWith more than 150 different specialist running shoes to choose from, finding the right model can
regularly isn’t going to make you a faster or stronger runner, but not drinking will make you slower and weaker.Sean Fishpool Running life: Runs five times per week; ran a 1:19 half-marathon in 2000. Years running: 11 To do your hard runs hard, you have
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and tracks that were supposed to lead us to the ridge of the Malverns.Steeple chase: the race was run against a backdrop of villages, churches and rolling hillsI suppose propelling us up a 1:4 incline bearing 10kg rucksacks at the height of a heatwave
