in the thighs and shins." At the same time choose activities that allow your body a chance to recover from running, such as swimming or yoga, rather than stressing it further.Guilt edgedRunners can be consumed by guilt if they take a day off from their scheduled

packed away and everyone had gone - a demoralising and humiliating experience that left me with little motivation to ever run again.By 16 years old, all I did was play video games and eat junk food. As a result, my weight had ballooned to 17 stone, and my

to stir up your routine. When you do the same run, day after day, you’re seldom challenged and your motivation is bound to sag. Think of it this way: if you eat a tuna and salad sandwich four days in a row, you’ll probably notice how delicious a different

’ll be waiting too long…‘This time last year I didn’t know what over-pronation meant, I thought shin splints were fractures and those people I drove passed on a Saturday morning dripping with sweat, red-faced, running god knows where…well I won’t tell you what I