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containers:Runaid Runners Feed Bottle – from £1.99If you don’t like running with things strapped to your body, Runaid’s feed bottles are for you. Shaped somewhat like a ring doughnut, you can grip them comfortably in your hand as you run. The easiest

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. The features are great: loads of pockets, including one for a hydration pack and stretch mesh pockets for smaller items. It has reinforced zip pulls and interconnected waist straps. The AirScape moulded back panel keeps you cool and comfy. It's a versatile

, appalled by the price of petrol and desperate to squeeze in a run before a congested working day, a novice adventure racer looking for a resistance session or just an average runner who needs a flexible means of carrying kit to and from training

, an expanding, if still relatively niche, product category that up to now has been more popular with triathletes than runners. In its most basic form it's just a clip-fastened elastic waistband with a few bespoke hoops that hold the gels handily in place and a

Fancy-dress runners in training are like baby pigeons: you know they exist but you never see them. Then a big race such as the Flora London Marathon arrives and you find yourself lining up at the start next to Batman, a hotdog, Minnie Mouse and a

considerably during the very hot weather in July, as it's not recommended to overheat whilst pregnant. My pace remained more or less the same, although I was careful to listen to my body and ease back if I felt tired. Being well hydrated both before and during

.Experienced half-marathon runner and UK club coach, Steve Smythe, has been dishing up real-time training advice live in the forums and each of the runners have been getting their teeth into personalised nutrition guidance from the sports scientists at Lucozade

at Runner's World for 10 years and took over the marathon schedules when Bruce Tulloh retired from writing them. Steve has run more than 60 marathons (26 Londons) and as well as holding a PB of 2:29, he has also won a British marathon title in his age group