If you’re like most runners, you spend the final days before your marathon feasting on high-carbohydrate foods. But a good nutrition plan doesn’t end with that last plate of pasta the night before your race. Your pre-race breakfast is just

Love it or loathe it, Valentine's day is just around the corner. If you're a runner and want to combine your love of lycra with the annual day of cupid in the calendar, why not sign yourself and your loved one up to one of these Valentine's races

Sam Murphy's tipsRun an assessment raceFebruary is a great time for an assessment race. It's been long enough for you to have made a discernible difference to your fitness level, but it's still far away from the big day for you to be able to put

said." However, the professional cyclist made it his mission to save the little porker.With only days until he was due to leave the country, Bartlett, who races for the Metaltek team, came up with a plan to save Lucky’s bacon (excuse the pun). After

, which would require too much effortin tough circumstances, run three to four reps and then call it a day. This is the best option if you’re concentrating on racing shorter distances – from 800m to 5K – because practising race pace for these is critical.3

. I knew there was a reason I don’t like those buggers.All in all, a tough day, and anyone who has run an endurance race will know the feelings: one of those ones where your emotions are up and down and it is a constant battle to keep your legs moving

projects in action. There’s no minimum cash requirement, although most runners do aim to raise around £1,000. You can then stay for up to seven nights, with a packed schedule of visits to schools and Street Child projects leading up to race day itself

The days are nasty, brutish and short, the desire to set out for a hard session is waning and that cake is starting to look awfully good. It can only mean one thing – the off-season is here. And it’s a dangerous time for a triathlete because it can

me and helping me that I think it was the people who got me through it and they’re the people who I wanted to race for.Q) Do you have a specific race day routine or ritual?A) I stick to the same routine. Sometimes the races are mornings and sometimes

. 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