When you're sidelined by injury your natural reaction should be to cut back on calories until it's time to return to training - and burning energy. But the healing process demands fuel, too. "It's like fixing a house," says sports dietitian Cynthia
It's a creeping dread for many triathletes. You run and run and run and then you slowly, reluctantly accept that you've stopped improving. And you know that if you push yourself any harder you're going to pick up an injury.Or perhaps you're already
treatmentSometimes a small niggle can become a serious injury. Getting it sorted quickly before an injury develops could save a lot of frustration. A good sports therapist will be able to spot a problem before it prevents you from training, so booking
training so you peak in time for a race. What, when and why?Until the Soviet sports scientists got on board, athletes trained at the same intensity all year round. As well as being deeply boring, the constant pressure and physiological demand on the body
Getty ImagesThe road to marathon success is never smooth and problem-free. Every runner, from first-timer to marathon veteran, hits a hurdle or two while preparing for the marathon: an injury, a cold, an unexpected extra project at work. If things
miles or add high-intensity speed sessions to your training plan. Such sessions will only put extra strain on your body and hinder rather than help your race preparations. Cross-training As tempting as it might be to channel your energy into other sports
of finishing training (if you can’t face a tuna sandwich, try a sports recovery drink), and brave the discomfort of cold baths and sport massage.If illness or injury interrupts your training, don’t play catch-up. If you’ve missed four weeks or more in the last
at Sub-4 Reduce sugar in energy drinks"You can help prevent injury, improve energy levels and boost your immune system by cutting sugar from your training nutrition. The sugars in sports drinks and fruit stop you absorbing minerals as readily. This means
improvements is all about the overall mixture - how you put long runs, speedwork, tempo sessions, rest and warm-up races together. The single most important session though is the long, slow steady run.Q. I was hoping for a sub-4:00 marathon but have been
groups. It is the perfect endurance sport for those who are less inclined to swim, as a form of cross training, to improve bike-handling skills under race conditions in autumn and spring, to build run strength off the bike and for transition training
