Q. Why did you get into running?A. My dad was a marathon runner. He didn’t try to push me into running but when he noticed I had started jogging to keep fit he suggested I try some races. My first proper race was the Scottish National U15 cross
. It was flatter, for a start.I’m an absolute scavenger during a race. I’ll have anything people offer me – chocolate, sweets, pieces of banana. I’m not the fastest runner so I’m out there for a long time. I get really hungry!Most of us can find time to run if we
and in an ideal world should be mostly wholegrain versions; so wholegrain pasta, rice, cereals or other carbs such as potatoes (all varieties are fine) and bread (homemade can be cheaper and easy if already have a bread machine). Quinoa is not new age, it is just