runs (or last long run) in training. If you still have concerns, then my advice would be to pace yourself carefully so you don't go off too fast. Otherwise you will really challenge your carbohydrate stores.Q. Are energy products such as chews and gels

Q I have only just been bitten by the running bug, and although I feel no pain while running, the next day I get a niggling discomfort on the outside of my left hip. It doesn’t hurt when I touch it or when I’m sitting down, but I’m aware of it when

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enough in most races but, to my mind, far behind where she could have been. I would urge her to add a little interval training – speedier running for short distances, interspersed with recovery jogs – to her daily work-outs, but my advice always fell

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I have a ‘clicking hip’.

My running biomechanics are poor but at 30 years old (I’ve been a hobby runner / triathlete for only three years

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and with all the coaching and nutrition advice, I was in the best shape of my life. However, it didn't quite go to plan. I felt ill after the first water station and just couldn’t shake it. By mile twelve I had to stop running, although it was one

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Standfirst: Author: Pics:Issue date: oct01 / panel from racingbasics.htmlKeywords:--Throughout your running life there’ll be races that you’ll look back on and think, “What the hell happened there?” Here are the answers to a few of those head

Training to run continuously for longer periods of time is a great way to measure your progress, but if you’re running at the same speed day in and day out, you’re likely to see your improvements plateau. Unfortunately for this week’s questioner