When you're sorted out for shoes, if you can only invest in one more piece of kit, make it a super-stretchy, versatile resistance band. "I get my clients to use bands all the time," says running coach and RW contributing editor Nick Anderson
in physiotherapy and applies them to technical clothing (think kit that somehow feels energising) – and you’re ready to toe the start line.It’s all part of Puma’s Nature of Performance collection – rooted in anatomy,inspired by nature, designed to make running feel
GETTY IMAGESTravelling on foot might well leave behind a lighter carbon footprint than other ways of getting around. But with just a few simple tweaks to your training and racing routine it’s easy to become an even greener runner.KIT Over 1
's best running club. That club doesn't necessarily have to be the biggest or most successful, although those could be contributory elements. It could also include any of these other factors: The winning club will win 50 sets of the latest New Balance Kit
and FuelbeltAlec Smith (Surrey)Monday September 12 - Maxifuel Energy and Recovery Nutrition KitMark Goodchild (Kent)Tuesday September 13 - Free place in the Malta MarathonRichard Cross (Leeds)Wednesday September 14 - Nuun Electrolytes and FuelbeltKelly Paterson
realistic goals to post-race recovery. Avoiding InjuryDon’t let that niggle become an injury – build mileage gradually, train on forgiving surfaces, and wear the right shoes.Beginner's RunningThe real basics - choosing shoes and kit, the best walk
distances, building up to a race, race day itself)• General (training basics, speedwork, hillwork and other elements, motivation, heart-rate monitoring, Mike Gratton's 'hard training' section)Health: • Beating Injury (how to diagnose it, how to avoid it
It might seem like gender isn't a big deal in the world of running. But even though men and women line up in the same races, with similar kit and an identical will to win, being a female runner can be a little different. Women have a different
It's unlikely that your club will hire a gritter lorry if its Tartan track succumbs to black ice, but speedwork doesn't necessarily mean a track session. You can take some of your favourite track sessions on to the road. In general, this means running for time
looking forward to their next challenge.”And a big thankyou to Girls Run Too for supplying our marathon beginners with their kit!
