!"Out In The ColdAn encounter with floating sea creatures wasn’t the only aspect of Dr Nic’s swim to garner admiration among those more at ease on dry land. Under triathlon rules, swimmers are permitted to wear wetsuits when the water drops below a certain
This week’s questioner needs your advice on kitting himself out on a rainy day – that way, he’ll have no excuse to forego a training run on account of the weather. How do you tog yourself out if the clouds are looming?"I'm not keen on running
. This will allow you to simulate race conditions i.e. hills, wet, cold, uneven ground etc. and also discover what your actual pace is, rather than a treadmill pace. It may help to find a partner to run with or to join a local club. I found the latter was the best
of bed early on a Sunday morning when it's cold, wet and dark outside. Without it I would probably just skip the session and "promise" myself I’ll run the next day instead (which then doesn't happen…). My schedule is pinned up on a notice board in my
for the first mile to warm up and gradually pick up the pace. – ScianceLook to the running greats for inspirationStretching cold muscles is a sure route to injury. After all when did you last see a gazelle stretch before taking flight? – FellrunnerIt’s not all
. – Running RodentIf you can, have a cold bath afterwards, it feels horrible but definitely helps with the stiffness. – Newbie 1Wear your medal until it annoys people. You’ve earnt it! – Iccle JimIt's OK to cry afterwards, even if you are a bloke. It just
's then that you should stop the action, investigate and treat the cause. As a runner, discomfort helps us to improve and keep going, get faster, run further, without being in some form of discomfort we would never improve, but pain is the result of something else
You’ll see a change immediately Good news is, you can see the differences physically as well as feeling them, almost from the moment you give up. I took up running as soon as I stopped smoking (seven months ago) and I am noticing remarkable improvements every
marathons so will know the score – in fact, he’ll be teaching me what to do. He can also run faster than I can in a marathon, but this time I’ll be setting the pace!"The sun shone bright over the racecourseThe ChallengeAfter only four previous stagings
