and carbohydrate to speed post-exercise recovery, it comes as a tasty milkshake. It's widely available, and the company is firmly committed to sport, being involved with the English Institute of Sport as well as a wide array of runners, triathletes and other

to recover from. But running 13 miles at a slow pace two weeks after a marathon is doable. – NessieThe half is the perfect cure for post-marathon bluesGo for it. I've always found it really hard to get myself motivated to go out after a big target race like a

Ease into faster running with these introductory sessions:1. Easy fartlekFartlek, or speed play, is variable-paced running that emphasises creativity. During a 30-minute run, choose objects to run to – lamp-posts, trees, buildings, other runners

foam rollers could be an at-home alternative. Recovery operation To restore your body to its pre-race state, recovery needs to start as soon as you cross the finish line. Here’s our post-race recovery guide. Time after race

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a landmark – for example a tree, lamp-post, or phone box – and run to it hard, then jog until you’ve recovered. Then pick another landmark, run hard to that, recover and so on. There doesn’t need to be a set structure to the run. For your first quick

realistic goals to post-race recovery. Avoiding InjuryDon’t let that niggle become an injury – build mileage gradually, train on forgiving surfaces, and wear the right shoes.Beginner's RunningThe real basics - choosing shoes and kit, the best walk

commitments, our team used our Garmin-ready schedules as they aimed for a wide range of target-times, from sub-3:00 to Getting Round. Click on the links below to read their race-day accounts, catch up with their fortnightly training updates, hop on their forum

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. After months of grumbling, I finally realised I wasn’t just running for him, but I loved it, it became an important part of us. It gave us strength and determination to fight his illness. We ran a 10k race together in September and were adamant we would