," explains marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe. You simply can't run your best without a strong core: the muscles in your abdominals, lower back and glutes. They provide the stability, power and endurance that runners need for powering up hills

your need for sleep – Paula Radcliffe says she gets 11 hours a night – but that doesn’t mean you should start a love affair with the snooze button. Psychologist Dr Chris Idzikowski, director of the Edinburgh Sleep Centre, advises setting a regular

the highly trained athlete, sleep becomes more important, but the hours might be less because their sleep is more effective," says Paul Martin, author of Counting Sheep (Flamingo; £7.99). To nap or not to nap?Paula Radcliffe swears by her daily 2-4pm shut

," explains marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe. You simply can't run your best without a strong core: the muscles in your abdominals, lower back and glutes. They provide the stability, power and endurance that runners need for powering up hills

softer it was! See full threadCalf pain Go for long socks, a la RadcliffeAnthony Pleasance - Try socks designed to prevent deep vein thrombosis - they help circulation. Paula Radcliffe wears similar ones. Also, quinine tablets are apparently good