Q I’ve heard that running can improve asthma, but I suffer from exercise-induced asthma, especially after pushing myself. Will it improve with regular training? A Asthma is a tightening of the small breathing tubes in the lungs. The tubes are surrounded by muscle fibres to regula...

Q After a run, I get an intense hangover-type headache that can continue for two to three days, even though I take the usual pills. I don’t drink alcohol or coffee, I drink isotonic drinks when I’m training and racing, and water the rest of the time, but could the headaches stil...

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and stamina that you need to run a marathon – though many runners don't realise this, and try to do all their training at one pace. The pace key will help you understand what the schedules mean by terms such as ‘easy' and ‘brisk'. Many of the terms relate

Can anyone run barefoot? A. If you believe barefoot running is our evolutionary heritage, it certainly follows that anyone can. Or almost anyone. “Certain neuropathies, such as diabetes, makes it inadvisable,” says Daniel Lieberman. If you’re overweight or out of shape? You need ...

Running shoes are designed to help protect our bodies from the impact force of each footfall. These forces are proportional to a runner's weight, so a 15-stone person, for example, produces 50 per cent more force with each running stride than

the headwind, the more it helps to tuck in behind another rider - although don't try this when you're racing, as you may be disqualified. Sticking as close as possible to the wheel in front of you dramatically cuts the power you need to maintain your speed

from grim experience. He punctured twice in the qualifying bike race for the Beijing Olympics last year and didn't make the team. "I was really low afterwards and didn't feel like training but I did have a Plan B, which really helped me out," he says

Cranking up the intensity is the best way to take your running to the next level. It’s also an effective way to burn extra calories and shed body fat. A 68kg runner who picks up the pace from eight and a half minutes per mile to seven minutes per mile, for example, burns about 1...