building your confidence will pay dividends - not only in terms of your running performance, but in life in general, as well.Optimise your performanceYou'll read a lot about cognitive strategies in sport, but far from focusing on the race at hand, less
for a jog’. It would be, ‘I’m just nipping out for a life. Back in a few minutes.’Paula Radcliffe famously sleeps for 14 hours a day. Indeed B’noko Banumboki, the fabled Kenyan marathon runner, slept continuously, except when competing. He was carried
metaphor for living an active life. If I keep moving forwards, if I keep putting one foot in front of the other – in the marathon and in my life – I will see myself through to the end.It hasn’t always been that way. For much of my life, I only believed
Winning gold at the British Masters Athletics Championships 2006Most of us can only dream of becoming a world-class athlete. For regular forumite Ceal (aka Cecilia Morrison) though, life as one of the global elite is a day-to-day reality
Ever wondered how much carbohydrate those lean, mean elite athletes eat the night before a race? Think of a decent-sized portion of pasta, double it, add rice, then a bread roll and you're just about there. Staying in the same Lisbon hotel as Martin Lel, Sammy Wanjiru, Kara Gouc...
-marathons. TESTIMONIALS Here's what some of the 2011 ASICS Super Six had to say about their 2011 Paris Marathon experience:"A truly life-changing experience. Steve's coaching has been invaluable and he has
running can become as cluttered as the rest of your busy life. How to fit it in? How far to go? How fast? How often? Where? When? What to eat? What to wear?When things get like this, that's when you need to simplify the situation. The following tips
Runners taking part in the Flora London Marathon have earned more than £200 million for a range of charities since the first race way back in 1981. And the pace of fundraising shows no signs of slowing – more than £30 million was raised this year, making it the most l...
final running.Biggest seriesThe fact that the Race For Life has close to 100 races over a summer makes it difficult to pick out a single race, and the concept of it is different to that of a standard road race. However, the series is now far and away
Abus Tec-Tical HelmetThis helmet is good value for money, with great-quality moulding and assembly. At 302g it's not the lightest helmet on the market, but it fits well straight from the box and ventilation is excellent. A great option if you're looking for no-nonsense performanc...
