This may look like a bendy person just lying down – and I suppose that's what it is – but manoeuvring yourself into Supta Vajrasana pose (or Fixed Firm Pose) is a lot easier said than done. It’s unlikely that, unless you’re extremely flexible, you’ll be able to pull this off firs...
This is one of the better-known stretches in the Bikram sequence, being a popular addendum to gym classes up and down the country. For my part, I’ve been doing this one since my Saturday league football playing days. Mind you, as a moody teenager obsessed with appearing hard and ...
There is no one more qualified to create meals for marathon runners than a chef who runs. So we recruited three famous chefs who have run the Flora London Marathon: Gordon Ramsey, Brian Turner and Michel Roux Jr, to develop recipes for meals leading up to, and following a 26.2-mi...
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy," said Benjamin Franklin – and who are we to argue with such an august figure?The problem most runners have, though, is reconciling sinking a couple of cold ones with the consequential effect on their training. However, al...
As we wave goodbye to winter, now is the time to invest in your most important piece of gear: new running shoes. Our Spring/Summer 2011 Shoe Guide includes a bumper crop of 32 new shoes, as well as reviews and technical information on each.The RW Shoe Lab has once again been f...
As we wave goodbye to summer, now is the time to invest in your most important piece of gear: new running shoes. Our Autumn/Winter 2011 Shoe Guide includes a bumper crop of 24 new shoes, as well as reviews and technical information on each.The RW Shoe Lab has once again bee...
to bring along friends and family - with music, entertainment, food and drink outlets and free post-race sports massages there's something for everyone.RW Race Editor Kerry McCarthy says: "Even if these races weren't the creation of Runner's World, I
Alexandra Rees is a qualified sport and exercise scientist, ex-club runner and Bikram yoga devotee of six years, who can now touch her toes with sickening ease.Like Kerry McCarthy, who in our first blog admitted that he thought yoga was solely
Until the events of a Beijing night four years ago you could ask anyone to name Jamaica’s most famous son and the answer would undoubtedly be: ‘Bob Marley’. But such is the iconic status of the man now sitting in the courtyard of Marley’s former home, that Usain Bolt may be succe...
When: March 20, 2011Where: California, USFirst man Markos Geneti 2:06:35First woman Buzunesh Deba 2:26:34Last finisher 12:26:30No. of finishers 19,760Arnold Schwarzenegger, I want my money back. Swaying palm trees, golden beaches, blue seas and even bluer skies were what I signed...
