,000 expert tips on nutrition, motivation, training and more.Whether you're a complete beginner or already have your sights set on a PB, this 300-page book can help you train and run better. The Complete Guide to Running is divided into 10 key chapters

Setting challenging yet attainable goals is key to maintaining a long-term running career. After all, you’re more likely to stay motivated when you have something to work towards and can measure your progress at regular intervals. But picking

If you don't have a big race in your sights, it can be hard to stay focused. Challenge yourself, or join others with weekly, monthly or annual mileage targets. By setting yourself a mileage challenge you can combine the motivation of having a target

BreakfastIf you’re eating a light breakfast and a heavier dinner, your afternoon runs may be suffering. “I call that ‘eating backwards,’” says nutritionist Nancy Clark, author of Nancy Clark’s Sports Nutrition Guidebook. “Better to frontload the calories so

on training runs and recent races. You also focus on mindset, pacing, fuelling and nutrition.Outcome-focused: Your confidence as a runner is based on race times. You're driven by how people will view your achievements.Process-focused: Your confidence is based

't demand too much of stiff muscles, which can cause injury. To avoid muscle soreness later on, warm down thoroughly and stretch after running. Nutrition is also key for early-morning runners. Have an early breakfast so you don't conk out halfway round

arduous step. He has now turned his attention towards mentoring the next generation of runners, offering free nutritional and coaching advice to anyone who cares enough to give it a go."There are many thousands of would-be runners, who are just frightened

at RUNNER’S WORLD – and one that we will address in a future article – was the desire for information about running for children. When we asked parents what questions THEY wanted to ask, we found common themes in:NutritionHow fast, how far and for how long

should experiment to find out how long you need to wait before running,” explains nutrition expert Asker Jeukendrup. “But we believe that people can run within as little as a hour after eating.” So you can still train after an evening meal.Top tip Eat

in and in part on your experiences and how you measure success.People with confidence have a 'can-do' attitude. As a triathlete, that means being calm, secure in the knowledge you have trained long and hard, and paid attention to your nutrition; you know that you