training day will be lower.Do this instead: Dr Ricardo Costa, a lecturer in dietetics and nutrition at Coventry University, explains that you'd be better off running faster: "After you run, your metabolism increases," he says."This continues for 24-48 hours

from the sausages - filling your plate with protein won't enhance your performance."Eating large portions of meat is wasteful in terms of efficient sports nutrition", adds Daniel Ebanks, sport and exercise scientist, and NLP Fitness and Performance

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Nick Morgan is Lead Sport Scientist at Lucozade Sport.Read the whole forum debateQ. Is there any benefit in doing my long runs without taking on any products? Would they then have an 'extra-bonus' effect on race day? MaracuyaA. There is school

to visualise between now and race day.Nutritional Needs Your mileage may be dwindling, but keep those calories coming in as usual. Your body still needs to repair tissue damaged during your mileage build-up. “This is no time to diet,” says Tichenal. Even though

where you can mark off 100 metres, and then every 10 metres after that up to 200 metres. Run 100 metres at roughly one-mile race pace. Note your time. Recover by walking from the finishing point back to the starting point. Run 110 metres slightly faster

If you've ever trained for a marathon, you probably expected to lose weight. And why not? Long runs that last two, three or four hours burn a serious number of calories. But many runners step on the scales just before race day and discover

eight to 78, including a thriving junior programme and a healthy group of talented seniors who are competitive at national and regional level. Club nights are always well attended and at most local road races the club turns out 40 to 50 runners – it

forumites, both trotting past (pausing only for a chat and a handful of jelly babies), and lending voice to the cheering.I spent a joyous race handing out baggies of jelly babies and various chocolate goodies to grateful hungry runners. It was all I could do

neat square parcels. Serve warm.The BenefitsChickenThe nation's favourite meat is packed with protein, which you need to repair muscles that are damaged in training and racing. It's also a source of potassium, which, among other functions, promotes