; fry for five minutes.Souper choices Onion, garlic, celery, carrots; dried sage, thyme, oregano, bay leaves, rosemary, cumin, cinnamon, chilli powder.Liquid assets These add anti-inflammatory compounds that help fight post-run soreness.Quick tip Add

Just as it should have been warming up for the longer runs, it got colder than ever. Now all the hard work is done but you have the delicate job of getting the taper right. Thanks to the unusual conditions everything may not be straight forward, so

occur and have a pre-made plan for responding to them.Q6. I’m training for a 4 lap marathon. Any tips you can offer me to cope when the going gets tough? – The Egyption ToeA6. My Ironman marathon run was multi-lap and this offers some different

- your body will thank you in the morning!Very best of luck to everyone running!For more tips and information, go to www.lucozadesport.com.

to Healthy Running (£17, VeloPress).Here are a few tips to help you catch your breath – and prevent an attack:See an allergist ’A specialist can help you control allergens that spark asthma attacks,’ says Dr Maharam.Adjust your calendar Avoid racing, or lower

hr30 to 1hr45) and Sunday is long run day (2hrs to 2hr20). The rest of the week is up made of morning and afternoon steady runs. I tend to run how I feel. If I feel good, I push the pace and if I don’t I ease back a little.  Q. What are your top tips

Welcome to our brand-new nutrition blog, where Dr James Morton, Senior Sports Nutritionist for Science in Sport (SiS), will be giving advice on nutrition, dispelling fuelling myths and offering his tips every month. If you have a sports nutrition

it while running, but after a run it becomes painful and activities like using the big toe to push a shoe off are quite painful. I can feel a slight pain while standing on tip-toes or when walking fast, but this often passes quite quickly. - skipolesA2

-safe advice for marathon first-timers, written by our forumites.Race-day Preparation Guide. Full of tried and trusted tips, it's what we learned the hard way!Fuel the marathon with Lucozade Sport - VLM sponsors Lucozade Sport explain how to fuel correctly

friends and family, but you’re all on your own. You go through low spells when you’re in the middle of nowhere in a remote forest, you’re low on energy and when you can't get your head around finishing the day. It’s as with any run really, you start out