minutes in other sports. Generally speaking, a lot of parents were happy with the amount of running their children did, though one in three weren’t and there was a variety of reasons for that.‘He’s far too keen to get a lift anywhere rather than use his

of 4:30. I was using my Garmin to pace myself and that had me bang on 2:15 at the halfway mark although the official half marathon split was 2:16.58. I did start to tire a little around the halfway point and I think may have taken a sneaky little walk

-old (she calls her red-soled Nike track shoes her 'running Christian Louboutins') at the start of the indoor season. Jeanette revealed her comeback hopes and how it feels taking on teen threat Jodie Williams.You've experienced a lot of injury problems

Join the thread Strike A Pose I’ve read that most long distance runners use a flat foot strike, but since heard that it’s better to go heel to toe. I usually like to land with my entire foot on the ground.Is there a definitive answer? Sheryl Smith 2

. The hard work has all been done and the money miles are firmly in the bank. Now he just needs to be patient, hold it together in the final week and do the business on the day itself. He needs to use his restraint and impeccable planning to execute his

have a run or race planned and feel a little tired, you use that as an excuse to skip it. Just right If you have a run or race scheduled, stick to your plan unless you have a legitimate reason to call it off. You’ll feel a whole lot better – and more

, smaller babies do worse,” notes Dr Jaques. “If the dog studies are anything to go on, then high-intensity exercise must be avoided to ensure the health of the baby. Use 140 bpm as a ceiling.” Furthermore, recent studies conducted on sheep – in which

in a while can benefit you. "With the increasingly common use of GPS   tracking, you can quickly become too target-driven," says running coach Liz Fulford (fitnesstrainingspecialists.co.uk). "If you haven't got  your watch then take the opportunity

wearing my clothes under my wetsuit, so it was just a matter of donning socks, shoes, helmet, gloves and Oakley’s.After a while I realised I'd got bag 651 instead of 851, so I had to run back the other way.Then blow me, the 600 row had been removed. I

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