Pssst! Want to run like a Kenyan? Okay, you might not ever run as fast a Kenyan. But your training regime – no matter how far away you are from Nairobi – can help you achieve new personal records, simply by incorporating the same works

to ask,” says Lieberman. “The issue isn’t whether you run barefoot or not, but how you run – your form.”Back to our rootsThere’s a 20-minute walk to the start line when we land on Governors Island. Hundreds of soles pad silently along the asphalt road

broken neon tube. The only exercise I could tolerate was upon the Gauntlet – a now-extinct type of climbing machine. It resembled a section of a down escalator, up which you had to walk. I spent 40 minutes a day on this bastard. I didn’t run a step until

At a Glance Profile Nickname: Wotsit Age: 33 Running for: 2 years No. of marathons: 1 PBs: Half-Marathon 2:13 Marathon 5

to an increase in general lung function, leaving you less susceptible to respiratory complaints and infection, and with more air to run on all year round."I'm too old"If you don't run, you will beOld dogs and new tricks aside, you're never too old to exercise

mins Target: Run/Walk - to finish -- Granny Denny thinks: The whole day was fantastic, an absolutely incredible experience! And I have to confess, I have just put my name in the ballot for next year...Read more About Steve Steve worked at Runner

Running up and down hills amid some of Britain’s most remote and rugged terrain might seem the preserve of hardy, veteran athletes, but in reality, anyone with a reasonable level of fitness can enjoy the exhilarating experience of fell running

equal in terms of calorie-burn. That’s because the pace you run and the terrain you cover can actually boost the number of calories you burn per mile. “Running uses more calories than walking, so, likewise, if you’re running at your maximum speed, you

to ask,” says Lieberman. “The issue isn’t whether you run barefoot or not, but how you run – your form.”Back to our rootsThere’s a 20-minute walk to the start line when we land on Governors Island. Hundreds of soles pad silently along the asphalt road

Q Is it true that a person will use the same amount of calories over a given distance regardless of how fast or slow they run? My theory is that two runners with an identical metabolic rate would use the same number of calories over a set course