Drinking during most races is pretty simple. Race organisers thoughtfully set up trestle tables with cups, and kindly volunteers hand out energy drinks, water or weak orange squash to parched competitors. Sadly, unless your friends and family
. (Men's + Women's) Contact www.patagonia.comPearl Izumi Mercury – £26Traditional shorts with a side split for freedom of movement. The inner brief is seamless and supportive. Ideal for racing. (Men's + Women's)Contactwww.pearlizumi.com; 00800 7327 5498
You have to pity race organisers. They go to great pains to have someone ride round their course measuring it with a Jones-Oerth counter, then 200 runners turn up wearing wrist-mounted GPS computers and claim the route is 300 metres too long. Speed
that the top of the shoe is quite high (like a walking shoe), and it didn’t feel that flexible for such a light shoe.Great for Short races on wet, muddy groundContact www.berghaus.co.ukEcco Mudslinger, £80 Weight 466gThe Mudslinger is a heavy-duty shoe that
’ve enlisted the advice of some top kit experts to give you the definitive answer to your queries in our Q+A guide to keeping your gear running.SHOESQ: How can I tell when it’s time to replace my shoes?A: It’s tough – your favourite pair of shoes might feel
’ll have clearer targets, more focus and better results.When would I want to use a HRM? The first step is to think about what you want to achieve - whether you’d just like to improve your aerobic fitness or have a specific race goal in mind
-up to set a heart-rate target zone for that session and a fitness test which predicts your VO2 max. It also lets you record detailed heart-rate information for each rep you run, or every split in a race, providing you with your maximum and average heart rate
Set aside a running wardrobe Or, if you're squeezed for space, a drawer or shelf. Use it strictly for your running kit. Organise it however you like. The point is, every run or trip to the gym won't turn into a house-wide scavenger hunt as you
SportsBEST EVENTFlora London MarathonReferring to the Flora London Marathon as just a race is doing it a disservice. It’s a national institution. Since it started in 1981 almost 600,000 people have completed it and every year record numbers apply to join
The kind of watch you need depends on the kind of runner you are. If you never race, never do speed sessions and all your runs are leisurely lopes, you don’t even need a watch. But most of us – whether we run a mile in 12 minutes or five – like
