advise that you run tempo work-outs at a slightly slower speed than your current 10K race pace – say, 10-20 seconds slower per mile. This shouldn’t feel like an all-out effort, but you’ll definitely be running harder than on your steady-run days. If you

of inactive mums. Those who burned 2000 calories per week delivered babies weighing 10 per cent more.20. Women who run alone should take precautions. Leave a note at home stating when you left, where you’ll be running and when you expect to return. Carry a

’t find 30 minutes to devote to a run, head out for a quick 10-15 minutes in the morning, then slip in another 10-minute trot later on that evening.Tip from the trenches: “I recently bought my seven-year-old daughter a bike, and she now rides

year took me from retching after half a mile to a sub-2:00 half-marathon. I wanted more. The RW forum sowed the seeds of this madcap tri adventure. I bought a new bike, a £10 Aldi tri suit and put in a few weeks of training before turning up for a

.    It is advised that diabetics should consult a specialist before amending dietary intake. Sources: (Dieticians association of Australia 2005; American Diabetes association 2004)Don't miss our next live forum debate - part of a series in our 2010 Virgin

and instinctive, but when you are trying to break down an ingrained poor movement pattern, it's more like 100,000 repetitions."So I suppose I should be encouraged by the fact that it only took me 20 minutes to learn to lie flat on my back without sinking

caffeine is also a diuretic. All my gels were caffeinated (thinking they were better than non-caffeine ones), which resulted in four toilet stops in the first 15K of the marathon.”Scott Neyedli, winner of Ironman UK in 2007 and course record holder11

to rip 'em off after a speed session as the very act of running most definitely is. Researchers at the University of North Carolina found athletes who exercised at 70 per cent of their VO2 max experienced a 40 per cent increase in free-testosterone, a 38

of trekking, you’ll burn between 800kcal and 1200kcal. Carry a 25lb pack, and you’ll burn an extra 200kcal.Sunday Run long, then hit the pool later for a few laps. In 15 minutes of leisurely swimming, you’ll burn between 125kcal and 175kcal. Pick up the pace

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