The Runner's World 'Guide to Running' is a 324-page mine of information, packed with no-nonsense advice on every aspect of running. Drawing on Runner's World's wide base of coaching, nutrition, medical and sports science experts – and real

Q I’m fortunate enough to spend a lot of my time working, and therefore running, in hot and humid countries. Recently though I’ve noticed that I appear to be losing excessive amounts of salt (evidenced by stains on kit/trainers). I usually take

Q Less than a month ago, after just a year of running, I finished my first marathon. I felt fine within a few days, and thought I’d have no problems getting back into training. But after a couple of weeks of complete rest, I went to the gym

Q I started running last summer by running and walking a mile every three nights, and built this up to around 15 miles a week. I’ve now done three 10Ks, all in around 53 minutes, but in the last one I had trouble with some of the hills and had

-out for running?A Spinning is the technique of pedalling rapidly in low gears. It reduces the strain that your muscles and joints have to cope with, which results in less wear and long-term fatigue than running. Spinning is, therefore, great for your heart

to bulk up and add weight from ‘too much’ muscle that way. If you’re interested in running fast times, you don’t want to be carrying muscle that isn’t going to help you run faster.There’s also the danger that developing the ‘wrong’ lower-body muscles might

Q I’ve been running for just over a year now and can now comfortably train at around 10 minute/mile pace for an hour, which I do three times a week. However, I’ve been doing this for at least six months and don’t seem to be able to get any quicker

year, regardless of how hard we train: our age. But thanks to all the health benefits that running brings, you don't need to sweat each time a candle is added to your cake. "There's a big difference between biological age, or how old your body thinks

Q During recent running I found that I lacked energy, and even though my heart rate was sky-high, I seemed to be plodding around every run. I went to my GP, and he diagnosed an underactive thyroid and prescribed Thyroxine. After a month, however

Q Until two years ago I ran three times a week on woodland trails, but have recently joined colleagues for lunchtime runs, mainly on pavements. Since then I’ve experienced pain in both legs from just below my calf muscle to the Achilles tendon