is often a sign of dehydration or oncoming heat illness, according to sports doctor David Jenkinson. "Even slight dehydration immediately impacts performance," he explains. "It is a danger even in the colder winter months." Dizziness can also be caused by a

says it gives her confidence in catching and passing someone! Patrick Murphy 5 Join the thread Regular Massage I’ve just booked my first sports massage and wanted to know how often should you get one? I run five times a week and my weekly mileage

massage, and told him about turning my ankle at mile three, and was told that the injury to my quad was due to my body compensating to the ankle. I struggled home badly, and eventually crossed the line in 3:51. I saw the doctor the day after the race - I

, and I just need to do the exercises I've been given, cross-train, subject myself to sports massages, ice like the snow queen and be patient!The outpouring of support on the forum, over email and from the other Super Sixers and Liz has kept me going - all

to look for, but not see me amongst the relentless wave of bodies.Disaster strikes - cramp sets in like a plague of lobsters down the back of both legs; a massage would do it, but I wait five minutes only to be stood up for another victim - and limp on

a massage every day, had a chiropractor every day. There were a lot of mechanisms in place to fix it, or keep it under control. I don’t have that now. We stretch a lot, but that’s the extent of it. So we just have to do a mix of stuff. Running

Coast Half-MarathonWhen? March 11Why? A fast, coastal course, a big but not over-crowded field and excellent organisation. The race also goes that extra mile with free post-race food, massages and results by text.29 Marlow Half

-race, but interestingly my knees seem to have been cured! Next year? Who knows.Paul Craven, 4:28:48A Question of Sport? This was my third London Marathon (and my fourth overall) and it was certainly the best - not in terms of time, but in terms of enjoyment. If I had a

to get through. I thought they mean competitors were running in an ambulance costume and jumped onto the pavement. But a real vehicle came bombing through the runners. It stopped right beside me. On the ground was a man already being given heart massage

will be chasing Paula's tail in a few years' time!Old but slow, 4:18 --I was expecting 3:40-3:45, but knew I'd blown that when my knee went at 14 miles. It was a grim old slog after that, with several walk breaks while I tried to massage bits of cartilage