at the same level of effort regardless of what that activity is. If you can, you are not in pain, you are just experiencing discomfort, whether mild or severe. Depending on the biological process causing that discomfort, this could in time lead to pain - it

hat from JJB or somewhere, as soon as it gets wet it will feel like you’re running with a lead weight on your head. Try and look out for a waterproof top that has air vents built into it. I bought one from Decathlon and although it was only £35

strain. Similarly, repeatedly working just one group of muscles can lead to a strength imbalance within the leg, leaving it more susceptible to injury. Time spent pursuing sports that work the opposing muscles (such as cycling) will improve your stride

landowners – in the case of our Scottish Hellrunner, there were five different bodies involved. Make sure you allow plenty of lead time for this stage of the process as it can take weeks or months to get all the necessary permissions. And without them, you

may help. The final thing that I can think of is to get loads of sleep in the lead up to a race. – DalyaForget about the "audience" and look after number one As a violinist in my teens, I found the best way of coping with performance nerves was to talk

others might say that they would find it nigh impossible to follow a strict program religiously. I think that it's wholly down to the individual, but if you're considering a half I would at least set a target of distance to cover in the months leading up

marshals kept telling me I was nearly there – what a lie! I thought I was going to die."Leading the pack on the trackOn reflection, Ceal – who will be celebrating her 67th birthday this month – admits she probably won her age group in that race, but more

renowned marathon runner Shades, faced more unusual challenges still. "I’ve agreed to pace a blind runner round," she posted during the weeks leading up to the big day. "I haven’t done it before - we’re using a piece of rope and voice. He’s done 156