tooverpronate (roll inwards) too much when you run, are sure contributors to shin pain. While your pain still exists, ice your shins for 10-15 minutes after every run, and try this daily exercise to mobilise the front of the foot and the shins: sit on your bed
waste time wandering around the gym, wondering what to do next," says Kravitz. "Know what you want to accomplish before you even walk through the door.Ease into itBeginners often try to do too much, too soon and too hard. This can lead to muscle soreness
eight people deep.The worst moment: having to move to a walk/run strategy far earlier than expected (16 miles).The biggest surprise: as a first-time runner, the crowds in the last mile – oh yes, and the weather!What I would do differently: perhaps slower
to concentrate on the taper, I am peaking too early and then losing it in the taper. Maybe two weeks walking around Disney getting up early and going to bed late, and only doing two 5 mile runs in the middle, plus a spot of jet lag was not the ideal taper
This was my first marathon and it was great. I didn't reach my target time (to go under five hours) but I finished in 5:25.57. I got to that dreaded 20-mile point and then my legs got very heavy.I used a combination of running and walking after
distance options for race-hungry punters of all abilities, including the full 26.2, a 30K, a half and a 3.5K fun run – and nearly 13,000 runners from 50 different countries converged on the city to take them on. Just a two-and- a-half-hour flight away
ProfileNAME: Lee Healy and partner RachelSUCCESS: Introducing Rachel to runningHOW HE ACHIEVED IT: By doing it on her terms, when she was readyINITIAL ROUTINE: One-minute run/walkROUTINE NOW: Rachel and Lee run three miles, three times a week
of 4:30. I was using my Garmin to pace myself and that had me bang on 2:15 at the halfway mark although the official half marathon split was 2:16.58. I did start to tire a little around the halfway point and I think may have taken a sneaky little walk
– the bigger test is the mountains of the Sierra Maestra. These mountains – on the south-east corner of the island, an hour's flying time from Havana and a five-hour bus journey from the regional airport at Holguin – are the scene of this 10-day Cuban running
Q I have an identity crisis. As a keen runner for the last 20 years, I have recently retired, but now I just cannot find the motivation to train properly. I climb into my car rather than my running gear. When I do go out for a run, any uphill
