but the medals needed putting on racks ready for the medal supply team.  It was quite a big job sorting more than 37,000 medals into bunches of about 20 and tying them to the racks.  After that, it was back to the counting huts for a team briefing before

've made this humble fruit our own. There are now over 1,200 native British varieties of apple, perfect for eating, cooking - or cider making. British apples are available nearly all year round, but they really shine in the autumn, with the impeccably

to keep fatigue at bay and help minimise her risk of aggravating her injury. Week 1Vicky says: I've kicked off my VLM campaign with a sub-2:00 half-marathon (Bedford, December 13). Okay, sub-2:00 hours by all of 29 seconds, but who's counting?!I'm really

of an individual matter, varying from runner to runner just like favourite shoes, the following guide will clear up the merits of the various alternatives so that you can make the very best of what’s available to you. (Ratings are out of 10.)1. GrassAt its best

of the road, and see if it makes any difference. Also – and the best immediate option in a race – try changing your pace either up or down for a couple of minutes.Once you’ve got home, RICE (rest, ice, compression and elevation) is a principle worth applying

Ron Hill doesn't have to think about running today. It's a given; he's going to do it. After 38 years of running every day without a break (which through to the beginning of December 2002 amounted to 13,880 consecutive days) he's not about

servings of fruit and three servings of vegetables per day.The new rule Eat two 80g portions of fruit and 2 1/2 120g portions of vegetables for a 2,000kcal diet, and more for greater calorie intakes. One portion of fruit equals one apple, banana, orange

caffeine is also a diuretic. All my gels were caffeinated (thinking they were better than non-caffeine ones), which resulted in four toilet stops in the first 15K of the marathon.”Scott Neyedli, winner of Ironman UK in 2007 and course record holder11

tooverpronate (roll inwards) too much when you run, are sure contributors to shin pain. While your pain still exists, ice your shins for 10-15 minutes after every run, and try this daily exercise to mobilise the front of the foot and the shins: sit on your bed

UAN: Article type:-->Runners get injured. There’s no point denying it and no reason to hide it. That’s the bad news. The good news, though, is that most running injuries are soft-tissue injuries which you can resolve yourself with ice, rest