the Games. I still managed to run pretty fast so it was a big surprise really.What’s coming up for you this year?We’ve got the World Championships in Moscow this summer, and we’ve got about ten weeks to go until the start of the outdoor season so I’m doing
-country running help your track running?It gives me strength of character because it's tough when you're racing in the mud, in the hills and in horrible weather. I think it gives you a sense of what being a real runner is all about; you're outdoors and you
in on the weekend, do your long run on Friday. An unexpected break in the weather might mean scheduling that hard session today rather than the day after tomorrow. Any time you're running outdoors during these messy grey winter months, assume you're invisible
running with some outdoor runs. For me, this provides a similar benefit to using free weights, in that your musculature is constantly challenged in lots of ways by undulating surfaces, wind resistance etc. Think more about time than speed. Get 30 mins
Hostelling when I was a young teenager with his son - my Dad wasn't into outdoor stuff. John played mouth organ and guitar and always had his mouth organ in his rucksack and brought it out for a sing-song each evening. From Sca Fell and the Lakeland Peaks
says that very long runs overload and fatigue the nervous system. "Muscles get over-stimulated, so cramps are common after marathons," says physiotherapist Alex Floyd, of BUPA's Sports Medicine Centre of Excellence. Cut it out: Build long runs
© Getty ImagesPut simply, good core stability is one of the most effective ways to prevent injuries and improve running efficiency. The groups of muscles that make up your core section provide essential support so strengthening your core should form
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of the things that make you feel good when running, and you'll get a similar effect by doing just about any other vigorous outdoor activity.The gain: Checking out the world around you will take your mind off your injury, and you'll get your accustomed dose
miles, but took my inhaler and tried to control my breathing. Like most runners with asthma, I tried to ignore it until I just couldn’t breathe. Then I stopped, took my inhaler, did some breathing exercises, had a drink and tried to get moving by walk/running
