GETTY IMAGESIf you've been running well and your muscles feel fine, stretching might seem like a waste of good running time. But scheduling in some stretching could slash your chance of getting injured, help you recover from existing injuries
specific injuries and more.Olga's Hot Bikram Yoga studios in Fulham, Balham and London Bridge are firmly established destinations that reflect the ethos of Bikram Yoga, the UK’s fastest growing form of yoga. As you'll know from Kerry and Alex's posts in our
'll be much easier to achieve in real life.Come Back From InjuryRather than immediately setting your sights on finishing a race, first focus on some basic intermediate steps. Aim to run shorter distances without discomfort, for example, or gradually add
Healthy Diet Train yourself fitIf you've been sidelined by injury, there's no point sitting at home feeling frustrated. Try to view your physio exercises just as you would a training schedule – if you were in training for a big race you'd probably
in soggy shoes.If your race stretches into the night, you'll need to light the way. Invest in an LED headtorch plus another torch for extra depth perception.Avoiding injury If you're on your feet all day – or even all week – you need to stop injuries
fitness at the beginning of your training, you can extend your preparation phase (base phase) beyond this time – but be careful not to stretch out the harder phases or you could risk injury and fatigue. Make sure you allow your body to recover by reducing
and spotted the finish gantry across the harbour, the emotions kicked in - along with enough adrenaline for a sprint to the finish!When I checked my time later, I noticed that I'd run exactly the same time as I had for my first race back from injury in May
without trying."How would I train for that many marathons? Roger advocates a relatively low mileage to avoid injury, an approach taken by lots of 100 Marathon Club members. For Roger, this approach seems to work – after 32 consecutive weeks' racing, he
as anyone training for their first 5K, 10K or marathon – whatever the distance, it’s the same nerves. Hoping that I’ve done enough, thankful to have stayed injury-free. I swing wildly from being scared to feeling calm because I know worrying at this stage
of a spreadsheet that'll take me right through to November. The Training Spreadsheet of Dreams. In an attempt to kick start my training after a knee injury and months of mojo-less apathy, I have booked myself in for the following:- Two open water swims
