PlodderBlisters, can we assume that your helpful advice comes as a result of a recently-conducted experiment? – VelociraptorI've seen adverts for a Naked Ambition race. This would really establish who are the Tough Guys. – BlistersI had a Very Bad Dream
You've heard the usual recommendations for so long that you accept them as gospel. And most of the advice is solid. Who can argue with putting in mileage, peaking for races and stretching after a run? But just because many coaches, sports
quite confident, despite the clearest of clear blue skies and the bright sunshine!I arrived at the green start nice and early, and after a bit of celeb spotting, did all the pre-race necessaries and dutifully lined up somewhere near my rightful place
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a novice who grabs three or four cups of water at every drinks station during a long race, or who chugs too much water on a long training run."Now what? If you're far from home when dizziness strikes, make a phone call that’ll get you a lift home
before and after a two-hour run. Comparing the pre- and post-run scans, they found evidence of more opiate binding of the happy hormone in the frontal and limbic regions of the brain, areas known to be involved in emotional processing and stress. "There
fingers for a bit. Looks stupid I know, but so what...Runner's trots and diarrhoeaLow fibre is sometimes bestBelfast Phil - Wait longer after eating; and eat less fibre in your pre-run nutrition, and less acidic stuff like spices and fruit juices
or racing. Makes two servings.Ingredients 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil,1 onion, peeled and chopped,1 yellow pepper, deseeded and chopped,1 garlic clove, crushed,175g skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-sized pieces,4 button mushrooms, wiped
's only one thing I crave after a run - a pasty. I pass two pasty shops on my runs, one of which is in the railway station, through which I usually pass on my way home from a race. It exerts a gravitational field that I cannot fight. Muttley
for blister plasters is not good. – dibbersI luuuurve my Thorlos. – Plodding Hippo1000 milers are the only socks that have given me blisters! – Chieftain TankJoin the threadFor the week ending 30 April 2007Hot to trotPRE-RACE RITUALSSome strange ones appeared
