UAN: Article type:add book link if poss--“It was a beautiful winter day – snowy but sunny – and I felt great running on snow-packed roads. I was as pregnant as possible – for that evening, I gave birth. I had gone out for a five-miler, but I felt

This week's questioner was advised by a friend and a coach to alter her running style. But can your running style really be changed – and should you try?"Running with a friend the other day, he pointed out that I should alter my running style; try

to fuel your run without blowing the diet. Common Q+AsRW experts answer your common weight-loss questions. Am I too heavy for my height? How can I spread my weight loss? When is the best time to burn calories? Does a faster runner burn more calories

In principle, tapering should be simple – run less so you’re rested for race day. In practice, many athletes find two to three weeks of cutting back on mileage and intensity makes their legs feel heavy and lifeless. But Spanish coach

Start racing faster"To improve your time, you're going to need to run faster throughout the race, not just at the finish. Many racers start too slowly and then end up running too quickly

). In 2007, she also won the British Half-Marathon and Marathon titles, and is a Lucozade Sport Running Ambassador. Over the past few months, Liz has been one of our Lucozade Sport Super Six mentors, working with our Virgin London Marathon hopefuls

in racing 26 miles? No one knows, but some experts suspect that during the euphoria of the early running boom in the 1970s, many runners over-raced, then sensibly sought moderation, including alternative activities. But now those runners miss the achievement

body mass index – or BMI – of 25-29.9) or obese (with a BMI of above 30) will face health issues, regardless of how often – or fast – they run. But some studies show that heavy people who exercise can be cardiovascularly healthy and may live longer than

that if there isn’t enough energy for the body to function well on every level, it prioritises, using available calories to get you through your 10-mile training run rather than maintain reproductive function.The good news is that experts believe the infertility

frequently should you do them, and at what pace?We posed a number of these questions to a group of coaches and athletes who work or train with thousands of runners. Although the application of long-run theory differs between experts, the one thing they all