.Inspiration | Nutrition | Injury Prevention | Gear | TrainingINSPIRATIONMake all the excuses you want. Then get on with it You don't have time; you don't have the energy; it's too cold/hot/rainy; the dog ate your shoelaces. Uh-huh. Now go out and run. Online running coach

-marathon schedules Tried and trusted... Our best-ever schedules -- for the half; 12 weeks from sub-1:20 to 2:30 run-walk Essential Q&As -- Nutrition, training, race day and more...The technical know-how -- Pacing tactics and fuelling advice to avoid a blow

some long runs. This has boosted Lucy’s confidence and she is happy to be back out on the road running (despite falling over a couple of times!). Nutritional strategies have been tried and tested but the perfect plan has not quite been discovered.Pre

at his favourite clubs, causing his manager endless headaches with his refusal to take his vitamin supplements, and taking a lax approach to what, when and where he ate.He now has a chef at his house and goes home to eat all his meals. His nutritional

needs. Here’s how to deal with the most common post-marathon ailments, how to combat the blues and, of course, top advice on when and how to resume running. Health and NutritionMuscle SorenessDelayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) can begin eight or more

This section is adapted from the book, Eat Smart, Play Hard, by Liz Applegate. You are not the average person. You’re the above-average person. You walk, swim, run, cycle, lift weights, play golf, or do some other type of physical exercise on a

," advises Don. "It's OK to have pre-race nerves. So long as you don't miss the race."6. Have a plan"Be organised and have a routine," says Lumley. "But bear in mind that being nervous is a good thing - it prepares you for action. To warm up, run or cycle

and get to know the sequence and understand a bit more about the postures, there are ways that you can start to adapt postures to suit your pre/post running and warm-up routine. You will learn so much about your body in terms of its flexibility and which

to do with pre-race eating. Perhaps experiment with changing what you eat or how much you eat before the start. You may need to avoid all solid food before for three hours and just take a liquid meal.Also, avoid fruit juice and milk before running

If you're running a marathon this spring, you're about to enter the most critical – and difficult – four weeks of training, when 1) your weekly mileage is at its peak; 2) your motivation may be flagging; and 3) you're most likely to get sidelined