Whether you’re lacing up your trainers for the first time since school, or are about to tackle your umpteenth ultra, chances are you’ll have questions about running. Are you doing things right? How you can improve? Is what your mate said

The Great British Summer™: without a doubt the best time of year to lace up and hit the ground running. But whether we’re treated to the full three-month quota of summer (no chance), or four straight days in July and a Sunday afternoon in August

competitively and only lace-up for pure pleasure, says Bishop. "You'll know when you're ready to come back."To read the full article - including tips on injury anxiety and banishing burnout - subscribe now. You'll even save 30 per cent on your annual

Last year's winners, from above clockwise: Mick and Phil Curry; veteran Ron Hill; cancer survivor Keith Passingham; rising international star Steph TwellEach time we lace up our shoes, we explore new territory—not just on the road but within

, energy For most UK runners, eating pasta is as much a part of daily life as lacing shoes. But in Japan chopsticks twirl up soba noodles. "Soba noodles are thicker, flatter and chewier than pasta but cook up the same way," says Bonci. Made from wholegrain

.Like most of us, Kirste had only started running to shift unwanted pounds. Her diagnosis changed all that: running became both more physically draining, and more mentally uplifting. Kirste says that lacing up her trainers was the best boost she could have

toenails hiking, and starting losing both big toenails when I took up running. I changed to larger shoes, wear double layered socks and lace my shoes up properly to stop forward movement of my foot in my shoe. The result is miles of bliss, no blisters

crossed the line it still counted.A medal and an oh-so-appropriate sports towel was awarded to every finisher, and a swarm of volunteers busied themselves around us, pressure-washing legs clean, helpfully untying laces and generally trying to convince us

sessions are hard for a reason, and if you skip them on a regular basis, you could also miss out on the rewards they'll help you reap.You can crack tricky training sessions without even lacing up your trainers. Silvester suggests, "Spend time creating a

, when I shopped for my first pair of running shoes aged 42, I bought – you guessed it – eights. I didn’t even try them on. And I assumed that running shoes should hug my feet, fit snug to my toes and be laced up tight. I didn’t lose all of my toenails