The Fear: Falling BehindThe Fix: Close the Gap QuicklyAt some point, every runner gets dropped, whether it's on a long, hard run or in the heat of track repeats. Stiffness or fatigue from a recent workout is a legitimate reason for not keeping up

to long-distance running in children is their propensity to overheat or cool down too quickly. This is because of something called thermoregulation. Children are more prone to heat stress than adults. They have a greater body surface area to body mass

Heroes Of Running 2010: The WinnersWHO IS YOUR RUNNING HERO? Is it the coach who introduced you to the sport that's now your passion? Or the friend who's stuck with you through stitches and cramp, rainy days, and heat waves? Or the frontrunner who

of stepping up to a higher level of competition can help motivate you to higher levels of performance and enjoyment.Test yourselfIf you don't fancy the intensity of such competitions, you can try testing yourself in more challenging events. The Escape from

. Those exercising in the heat clocked slower times – but they dropped pace well before their core temperatures rose significantly, suggesting pace is pre-emptively set by the brain. How can you counter this? There’s no way to sugarcoat it: learn to deal

packed away and everyone had gone - a demoralising and humiliating experience that left me with little motivation to ever run again.By 16 years old, all I did was play video games and eat junk food. As a result, my weight had ballooned to 17 stone, and my

-marathon in London in October that will be accompanied by meticulously selected musical acts. "There are some songs that serve as near-universal motivators. It's a proven fact."Maybe. But The Heat Is On? The Blues Brothers featuring Dan Aykroyd? Surely, we can do

about leaving the treadmill, fitting running into a jam-packed diary or dehydrating in the heat, grab the opportunity to have a spring clean while the weather's nice and the race calendar is bulging. Try something new and refocus your running, ready

at the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii last year when she became dehydrated in the 40˚C+ heat and had to call it a day."When I pulled out, I knew it was the right decision for me," she says. "But later in the day the disappointment came back to haunt me. I

. The miles are all marked off. And there are thousands of people out there, even in the boiling heat. What’s the longest long run you’ve done so far? Ten or 11. We haven’t done a big run. And we may not. What will that depend on? My hips. But I’m not too