determination saw steady progress. As for running, I have been a runner for over 20 years but I’ve only ever entered about five races in this time. In fact the most competitive running I had done was the three triathlons leading up to Ironman; and the Ironman
Catch up with the highlights from our recent webchat with Six Physio physio Matt Todman.The theme was last-minute race help.Matt qualified as a physio 20 years ago and has spent the past decade at the forefront of sports medicine. He works as a
I actually remember filling out the entry form for the 50-Mile Challenge, thinking it was such a good idea. I'm in the second year of a four-year build-up to the 89km Comrades Marathon in South Africa in 2007. I thought that running the 50 would
There comes a time in a race when you know that if you grit your teeth, breathe hard and really go for it, there's a good chance you'll run and ride faster, though not for very long, perhaps. The same cannot be said of swimming: trying harder
with pride to say that the half-marathon than became the 2011 Virgin London Marathon. On one of the hottest days of the year I set out with the aim of running a sub-5 hour marathon and 26.2 miles later I crossed the line in 4:59:12 - a whole 48 seconds
stroller changes all that. As strollers become increasingly common on the streets – and even in races – runners are starting to realise what a liberating difference they can make. At £200-£350 they are expensive, but if it is within your price range you can
sessions?In a word, yes! The truth is that quality sessions do not have to last any longer than 45 minutes to produce major gains in fitness. Take, for example, the classic study carried out at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm several years ago
rise in blood sugar. A food with a low GI, such as porridge, will produce a slower rise, resulting in a steadier supply of energy. Carbo loadingA huge plate of pasta the night before a race is a runner’s rite of passage, but there is some debate among
’t find 30 minutes to devote to a run, head out for a quick 10-15 minutes in the morning, then slip in another 10-minute trot later on that evening.Tip from the trenches: “I recently bought my seven-year-old daughter a bike, and she now rides
body to recover from the abuse without any help from me.Lying on a gurney in an emergency room, hooked up to an EKG machine, hearing the doctor tell my wife that my blood pressure was 185 over 130 had no effect on me whatsoever. I was only 28 years old
