calories' worth of after-dinner treats. These might range from 60 calories in an apple, to 100-150 calories in a pot of fat-free yoghurt or rice pudding, or 170 calories in a bottled beer.Say 'yes' to hot chocolate: Look at the benefits. First, it

Getty Images Most runners are keen to eat a healthy, balanced diet, and plumping for the fresh, seasonal food on your doorstep is an easy way to make sure your diet is made up of the freshest and most nutritious food around

,100ml sunflower oil,75ml milk,1 large egg,50g dark chocolate, chopped,1 heaped tablespoon,mincemeat,85g fresh cranberries (or 50g dried cranberries)Cooking Instructions 1 Preheat the oven to 190ºC and line 12 muffin tins with paper muffin cases. 2 Mix

/(kg.mile swimming) 0.62 cals/(kg.mile biking) 1.44 cals/(kg.mile running). It must be true it was on the Internet. – ToucanI have, no doubt incorrectly, been reluctant to claim too many calories for biking and swimming, because I tend not to feel so much pain as I

April 2009Hot to trot...Late Starters I’m reasonably fit from playing football and I've run a sub-19:00 5K before. Has anyone else started training seriously in their late twenties? I'd like to think that it's not too late for me to do well if I put my

-track sections thrown in.Asics Kingston Breakfast Run, April 1Filling up fastAsics 16 Mile Kingston Breakfast Run (Surrey, April 1) Despite the early start, more than 3,000 runners have already signed up for this flat, fast race run along the banks

4:00 TO 5:00 (Page 7) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Vikki Ratcliffe, 4:55I was aiming for 4:30 but really wasn't expecting so many people or such hot weather! It was a really amazing experience and the crowds were something else

60 miles; 2. To cut back on booze by at least 50 per cent; 3. To cut out the bad food in an attempt to lose half a stone in the month (current weight is 13.5 stone). – apparitionI hope to lose a stone by Xmas – I'm 14.5 at the mo. Doing much the same

:48 and on that day I passed through the half at 1:47 and 25km at 2:09, which was also a PB. I think it works better for longer distances - I've done sub four minutes for 1K and 23 mins for 5K but never dipped under 48 for 10K. I can run fast for short distances

involved in a crime and I am a witness. This has never yet happened. Puffin1 Join the threadFor the week ending 20 January 2009Hot to trot...Runner's High I've just got back on the road and got this amazing rush at about 50 mins into my last run