Painful, paralysing and PB-unfriendly, cramps can strike at any time. "There's no one definitive cause," saysDr Steve Ingham, head of physiology at the English Institute of Sport (eis2win.co.uk). Research in the Muscle & Nerve Journal shows

injury?I have had 3 big races where I have been in agony the week before (knee, foot, hip) - with no history of trauma - that's left me limping, fretting and visiting physios, only to find absolutely no symptoms on race day at all, before, during or after

major role to play in ensuring you get a good night’s kip.   Tossing and TurningPre-race nerves can catch out even experienced runners, but if you find thoughts of a longed-for PB are keeping you awake, Meadows recommends the ‘mindfulness’ technique

While it’s important to stay hydrated during exercise, it’s impossible to create one-size-fits-all drinking guidelines. Your weight, sweat rate and effort level, and the temperature, all affect how much you should drink. But that doesn’t mean you

bring athletes' heart rates down in as little as 30 seconds. Problem: You get bad pre-race nerves Keith's solution: Race-day run-throughBefore you leave home for the race, or even the night before, run through a 10-1 Blast Off sequence – a countdown

their running to the next level."PRE-STARTIt's now that the pre-race nerves kick in. But it's not just your incessant back-and-forth pacing that's sapping vital energy stores – sizing up the competition and playing your mile-by-mile strategy on a mental loop can

." And according to University of Bristol psychologists, expanding your lungs lifts your diaphragm, taking pressure off the nerve centre in your solar plexus and relieving the stress on your central nervous system. Get some Zzzzs All too often, the problem

wool ball and tape it under the painful area, then I can run marathons with no pain at all. See full thread... and can relieve toe painYentz boogman - Numb feet can be caused by Morton's Neuroma, where the nerves in between the toes get pinched