a pint of water two hours before your run to offset sweat loss. Try these 400- to 800-calorie pre-run breakfasts:Two slices of toast and a piece of fruitCereal with skimmed or semi-skimmed milk and fresh fruitA toasted bagel topped with low

these six rules every day, and your body will get everything it needs for better health and better running.Basque grilled vegetable skewers with lime chimichurri sauce Rule 1: Eat five different-coloured fruits and vegetables dailyTo get the most from your

good health and peak athletic performance. Getting the 50-plus nutrients every runner needs daily, from real food, is easy. Follow these six rules every day, and your body will get everything it needs for better health and better running. Rule 1: Eat

. There is one area of nutrition, though, where copying America might just be a good idea. Earlier this year the US Government updated its nutrition guidelines – the recommended daily amounts of staples such as sugars and fats. They based the new guidelines

. There is one area of nutrition, though, where copying America might just be a good idea. Earlier this year the US Government updated its nutrition guidelines – the recommended daily amounts of staples such as sugars and fats. They based the new guidelines

-before’ selection. Just ban the word ‘stuff’ from your pre-race vocabulary. The evening before a race, you want to top off your glycogen tanks, not pig out. Since you probably do little or no running the day before your race, you only need a light meal. Besides

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