Chrissie Wellington, A Life Without Limits (£18.99)Julia says: Before reading this book I expected it simply to cover the training life and perseverance it took for Chrissie to become the incredible sports woman that she is. How wrong I was
back from my injury and winning the trials in 2011.The toughest point was rehab following my knee injury.I recovered with lots of therapy, physio and massage - sports massage that is, nothing too pampering! Also, by eating foods with healing properties
sport-specific muscular firing pattern. By building these two elements together you gain speed through increased power, efficiency and muscular endurance, and reduce your chances of injury. Strength-building workouts are relatively simple to do and have
Starting the last lap of the 1500m final in Athens, Kelly Holmes was in eighth. It looked like double glory was out of her grasp, but in moments she turned a career dogged by setbacks into a redemptive sporting fairytale.How does it feel to win
be standing and talking with one of my heroes.I think London 2012 is going to be the Games of the women. Hopefully, this will encourage more women to choose a life in sport and to realise we are capable of getting to the top. I hope there can be more
the highlight of your triathlon career?Four sporting moments come really close to being career highlights: I completed a double Ironman without stopping to set a British record of 23 hours 51 minutes. I competed in two triathlons in the same day – the Trentham
-marathon ideally begins two weeks out from race day, but your last longer run (and in some cases longest) should be, at closest, three weeks before the race.Assuming your preparation has not been interrupted by injury, your body will have adapted to a regular
us know why – you can post a comment below.“I started triathlon 11 or 12 years ago ... always with IM in mind after watching it on Trans World Sports. It has take me from a depressed 19st 8lb'er and a heart attack waiting to happen to someone who
