already started to hurt. I'd picked up an injury the week before on our last training run. Two miles down we heard "Morning ladies!" It was Larry. We ran for the next seven miles together. I asked St. Johns if they had any paracetomol, but they didn

the race. Why is protein important?Too little protein may lead to injuries, fatigue and mood swings. It’s easy to squeeze protein out of your diet if you’re skimping on calories while making a point of eating lots of carbohydrates to fuel your runs. A

. These give a speedy and responsive ride. I’ve been injury free so far in these and even in the last mile of a run I still feel I have springs in my legs, so I guess there’s something in all the technology they put into them. This shoe is packed with features

’t understand.From RichardM – What are your feelings on the decline of male distance running in Britain in the last decade or so? There’s a real chance that Paula could beat our fastest man on Sunday!Sebastian Coe It is rather odd isn’t it, but there’s no easy

that have suffered in the past.Put plasters over your nipples if they’re susceptible to chafing.At the startUnless you plan to run in under three hours, you don’t need to bother with much more than a walk as a warm-up. Save your energy – you’ll be forced

to Colombes to our accommodation (which is ideal) to try and get some sleep.We had an early start at 6:20 so that we could get the train, then metro to the race. Though we all met together most people managed to get detached and ended up running the race

3:00 TO 4:00 (Page 4) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 --MattyH, 3:16:14How to do your first marathon: Do the Flora London Marathon, on its 25th anniversary - the best race in the world. Ten days before the race, buy a new pair of running shoes

at the start to not need to wear a bin liner. At halfway, a fellow runner points out that one of my shoelaces is undone. Seeing other runners after the finish, hobbling around like I was.Do differently: Trained a lot harder like previous years. Running only a

Feel-good racing: the first Sierra Leone MarathonYou can see a photo gallery to accompany this feature here.'Small, small,’ says the woman dressed in vibrant twists of wax-printed cotton, as she leaves her house to run beside me. That means ‘slow

for sleep. Therefore we are predisposed to perform less efficiently early in the morning, at the time of lower body temperature. And we tend to perform better later in the day - swimming. biking and running place heavy demands on the cardiovascular