and the generally accelerating pace of life, many of us feel that our fuel tanks easily run low.Thankfully, we runners do better than most. Experts say that our running gives us better health and more energy than people who don’t exercise. “If exercise could

depressed. Erika Pickman, a 29-year-old, generally runs five miles at lunchtime. That’s the time of day when she’d otherwise begin to feel lethargic. “The run really rejuvenates me,” she says. When Pickman trained for a marathon and needed to run longer

at Pikes, I’d entered on a whim, overconfident and undertrained, and I’d lumbered to the finish line, 13.3 miles and 7,815 feet above the start, thoroughly spanked. The next year, I'd come prepared to expect a finish time akin to a road marathon. I'd upped

adapting to a regular (or increasing) training load. Long runs, hard sessions and races also leave your immune system dramatically lowered, so knowing what to eat, drink and do immediately after exercise is vital for staying fit and healthy too.Keep Moving

if there are any complications. Good luck! – Angie JacksonI ran during two pregnancies. If you've always been a runner, carry on. I ran three half-marathons when pregnant, finishing when I was six and a half months, as it got too uncomfortable. Just lower your

an Olympic Marathon, "the words pain and suffering very rarely come up", says Rojas. "What comes up is 'I relaxed', 'I focused', 'I stayed calm'." But why seek that pain at all? "It's an amazing thing for people outside of running to get their heads

, but this can backfire in a marathon. Women seem perfectly content to find a comfort zone and stay there. This makes them ideally suited for the marathon – the ultimate keep-your-cool and keep-your-pace distance. So why not be bold and set your sights on a

years on, not only am I simply a happier, healthier person, but I've also progressed in my career, having been made Directorate General Manager of Neurosciences across three major hospitals with a £50 million budget." Doctor’s orders Whatever

. But what I do have in common with Liz and Sonia (apart from our taste in sport and washboard tummies – I wish!) is that I too have been a pregnant runner. Unlike them I did not go on to win London Marathon records or win medals at the Sydney Olympics

– an uncommon problem.A vitamin C supplement doesn't have any effect on the incidence of colds in the general population but some evidence suggests it could benefit people who do hard exercise, however a study of marathon runners taking 1000mg of vitamin C per