To Stretching Just for runners: an eight-stretch routine, a three-minute routine, and some advanced alternatives for real stretch-lovers.Run Like A Dream (non-subscriber preview) Make sleep the sharpest training tool in your box to take your running to a new

’s best friend, but just like chums, you have to choose your carbs wisely. The Dos and Don'ts of Race Nutrition (non-subscriber preview)Tasty tips and easy recipes to help you plan your perfect race build-up diet.Nutrition FAQs Frequently-asked questions

never become routine - looking for the next challenge is half the fun! Here are 39 different sessions to spice up your schedule. Speed: What Really Works? (non-subscriber preview)If you invest a lot of time in your training, make sure you're getting

-marathon taper guide (non-subscriber preview) for advice on adapting your schedule, tweaking your diet and boosting your mental strength before the race.ASICS Half-Marathon Training This year's half-marathon and live web chats were kindly supported by ASICS

and can only read one article, make it this one: 10 Ways To 5K Success (non-subscriber preview) One distance – some very different approaches. We’ve got 5K wisdom for racers with aims from run-walk to record time.BEGINNERS 5K is a perfectly manageable

's only right that we preview the upcoming edition. Previously known as the Seven Sisters Marathon and now in its 24th year, this event is certainly not for the faint-hearted. It has 3500ft of ascent, mixed in with an abundance of stiles and steps. On a

and hard to preview some of the best off-road races in the UK, and this month we've pulled two real crackers. Starting with a long road section, the Easy Runner Sodbury Slog is anything but easy and it takes in some of Bristol’s most demanding terrain

) If racing was only about getting from point A to point B as quickly as possible, without any regard for scenery or atmosphere, we’d be previewing the Car Park 10K or the Treadmill 5 this month. Thankfully, there are races such as the Lochaber Mararthon

-Marathon (Notts, October 29)Exmoor Stagger 15, October 22 Exmoor Stagger 15 (Somerset, October 22) With Runner’s World forum members calling it "the best cross country race ever", the Exmoor Stagger 15 was always a shoo-in for October’s Race Preview. Find out

to buy new shoes. You're not going to be doing high mileage at first."This article is a preview of our February 2010 issue, available on the newsstand from January 4. Also in this issue: 21 easy ways to burn fat, an easy-to-follow yoga circuit, stacks