coughs, injuries, stomach pains) means no training.Unfortunately, this is all completely my fault. After a stag weekend in Valencia, my immune system was considerably weakened. This, followed by a flight back to London in a pressurised cabin

I tried to run through it, believing that it would miraculously disappear. It didn’t.Visits to a chiropractor and a physiotherapist confirmed that my sacro-iliac joint was jammed and that the muscles around it had gone into spasm. The pain

it does change your running style. – The Aussie I used to run with rucksack, or a bergan as they're known in military circles. It hurts, and it's a pain in the neck (not to mention ar*e), bouncing around no matter how much you strap it down. The only

behind you.6. The forwards lean. Standing with your legs and feet together. Bending forward at the waist place your hands on the floor. Bend your knees if you need to. Take a few seconds to wiggle your hips, bounce up and down and generally loosen your

Wilson, coach to former 10,000m star Jill Hunter.Their themes: pacing, pain, training on 3 runs a week, key sessions for sub-40 and sub-33 minutes, ideal build-up length, over-distance training, tactics and warming up.I never seem to be able to run a

the Sanskrit word for “bliss”. Anandamide is very similar to THC, and it produces pleasant feelings of relaxation and pain cessation similar to those often described by runners and pot smokers.Could anandamide be the missing link to runner’s high, the substance

indefinitely. Ignore them, and… well, you know. You reap what you sow.Follow a straight and even pathThe best surfaces for running are firm but not too hard, relatively flat (without camber) and smooth (without ruts or holes). Generally, roads make fine running

to 'crotchitis,' a general term for saddle-related pain, but the term belies the complexity and variety of problems caused by sitting on a bike saddle. After visiting my doctor for my particular malady, I called Dr Patrick Kortebein, author of a paper titled

several times. I started getting really sharp, needle-like pains all over the quads in my left leg. I went to a physio who didn't have a clue what was wrong, but to hide this told me it was a 'nutritional' problem. Having taken several weeks off running I

the pain was so bad.The biggest surprise: finding out that I had worn through my socks (twin skinned) and the plaster I had put on my heel to try and stop any blisters and that I now had red socks where my heel had been bleeding but didn't feel a thing