drastic low-fat diets: you need healthy fats to absorb fat-soluble vitamin D (and vitamins A and E). Beat it: At Munich University, Germany, runners who drank two pints of non-alcoholic beer daily for three weeks had more killer T-cells, which indicate a
foods at supermarkets. Spend a small fortune on nutritional supplements? You’ll be just as healthy and energetic by simply following a balanced diet and taking a multi-vitamin for insurance.Too piggish Do you count chips as vegetables? Pineapple on a
training plan, diet and race-day strategy. "Every race is a puzzle," says coach Jeff Horowitz, author of My First 100 Marathons (£15.99, Skyhorse Publishing). "Look for clues to solve it." Did you rest enough during your taper? Did you go out too fast? Did
Just because you're training hard, don't think you can eat what you want. In fact, your high-intensity workouts are even more of a reason to eat a healthy, varied diet. Mark Kleanthous, who has competed in over 400 triathlons, says good sports nutrition
people so you motivate each other. Do a road or cross-country race and use the treadmills together at your local gym. Join a tri club and use the sessions and advice on offer." - Tim Don "Tell yourself that training in the miserable winter makes you a
and running career. Vitamins, minerals and antioxidants should be as much a part of your healthy diet as carbohydrate and protein. Fuelling yourself with fatty, salty processed food is like putting diesel in your Ferrari.Oil changeSwitching the oils you use
hamster-size portion or diet shake in sight, just plenty of no-nonsense advice about healthy food swaps and how to maximise the calories you burn during each training session. Of course, you don’t need to be actively seeking to drop a few pounds to make
Healthy Diet Train yourself fitIf you've been sidelined by injury, there's no point sitting at home feeling frustrated. Try to view your physio exercises just as you would a training schedule – if you were in training for a big race you'd probably
-of-the-packer. But I want to be fit and to have a healthy lifestyle. That’s my motivation now. And I think that’s an interesting story to tell. Most of the 35- or 40- or 50-year-old people out there just want to stay fit. They can’t necessarily relate to a guy who won
