The myth: To lose weight, cut carbs or fatThe truth: Most get-thin-fast plans revolve around the idea that restricting your intake of one particular nutrient, usually carbs or fat, is the best way to lose weight. But the results of a 2009 New England Journal of Medicine study ...

Where and when?November 19, December 3, 16 HertfordshireWhat is it? By day, Stevenage - Britain’s first ‘new town’ - can claim fame for having a few bits of Roman rubble and... well, not much else. But for three cold winter nights it will be home to some of the best-organised r...

Closing Soon…Bungay Black 10K Series (Suffolk, May 25) RW Says: Series of three 10K races in May, June and July. Enter all three to gain a discount.Bexhill Seafront 5K Series (Sussex, May 26) RW Says: Scenic seafront race series held on the promenade Gin Pit 5 (Lancs, May 26)RW S...

Entries have closed for...Southend Half-Marathon, (Essex, June 13) Blackpool Half-Marathon, (Lancs, June 20) Stoke On Trent Marathon, (Staffs, June 20) Most Popular Races...Datchet 10K: New-improved courseDatchet Dash 10K at Dorney Lake, Berks, July 3 A fresh course for 2004 ...

Closing Soon…Haverhill 10K (Suffolk, July 25) RW Says: Undulating course with a fast downhill stretch to the finishTrentham 10 (Staffs, July 28) RW Says: Pleasant rural course at the longest-running event in North StaffordshireMost Popular Races... Burnham Beeches Half-Marathon,...

Closing soon: Cardiff KRUFF 10KClosing SoonBirmingham Flora Light Challenge for Women 5K (Sept 5) Join thousands of women and girls for the Birmingham version of the UK's biggest female-only raceCardiff KRUF 10K, (Sept 5) Fast course taking runners around Cardiff. Last lap of the...

The Runner’s World Complete Guide to Women’s Running is the essential guide for women everywhere.Running is a simple sport, but it's not always easy to take the first steps towards a new you, so we've put together this guide to help you become the runner you want to be. The Runne...

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's World UK magazine subscriber, you can see all 35 here. Otherwise, enjoy these 10 as a preview - and if you want to subscribe, you can save 30% right here. 1 Make time in your schedule for a run every other day with your most important client – yourself

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