of the body-wall interface. In fact, by maintaining your glycogen levels your body need never come near anything vaguely brick-like whatsoever."It's a combination of people running too hard and not using the right nutrition," says Anderson. "Someone who has

Lucozade Sport£10.80 for 12 bottles Carbs per 500ml: 32g“Contains all the major nutrients you need,” says coach Chris Husbands. “Better for longer events – half-marathon and above. Raspberry is actually nicer than standard orange.”Contact: lucozadeshop.comDrinks | Gels | Bars | S...

, you can dramatically improve the nutritional quality of your diet. Next time you’re doing the weekly shop, try to make one healthy change in each aisle of the supermarket to improve your health as well as your running.Cereal thriller Breakfast cereals

: your calorie and carbohydrate intake needs to match your training energy output. However, as your training volume increases and then tapers, so should your food intake. Planning your pre-race diet needn't be a nutritional nightmare: here are 25 handy

of these chewy and moist bars in a flavour you'll like. They're nutritionally excellent, but some tasters felt they were an effort to eat on the run. Contact www.scienceinsport.com; 01254 246 060

in the energy bar section of your local health-food shop, supermarket or specialist running store.This choice of tempting flavours simply highlights that there is now a massive choice facing runners when they come to choose an energy bar. To make the decision a

to match your training energy output. However, as your training volume increases and then tapers, so should your food intake. Planning your pre-race diet needn't be a nutritional nightmare: here are 25 handy do's and don'ts to help get you started

and salt. Use the guide below – based on a 70kg runner who runs three hours per week (if you weigh more or use more calories, you will need more than these figures, if you weigh less or expend fewer calories you'll need less) – to check the label of your

Nigel's Profile | Nigel's Training Schedule | View Nigel's Training Thread An Example Training WeekDay 1 5.30pm 80-minute easy run (approx 10 miles) and 60 minutes of karate Day 2 5.30pm Two-hour run (approx 10 miles easy and three to four

's Training Schedule | Dan's Training ThreadAn Example Training WeekDay 1 5pm 40-minute threshold run Day 2 n/a Rest Day 3 5pm 40-minute steady run Day 4 n/a Rest Day 5 7pm 40-minute steady run Day 6 11am 70-minute slow run Day 7 n