baths, compression and massage combined with 20 to 30 minutes' light cycling or swimming in the days after your marathon." The Wall Explained..."Hitting the wall is about running out of energy," says Dr Tom Crisp, sports and orthopaedic physician

the previous month.Dermination downfallGiven the multi-sport nature of triathlon and the rigorous training needed just to finish one, it's no surprise that many triathletes overtrain. Throw in the high motivation levels of triathletes and the extreme training

in Hawaii to their advantage, they use a lot of nervous energy or maybe go too fast because the crowds are yelling at them.Will you ever retire from triathlon?I’d like to keep going for as long as I can. My original plan was to stay in the sport for 10 years

Matt qualified as a physio 20 years ago and has spent the past decade at the forefront of sports medicine. He works as a consultant in private practice dealing with everyone from elite level runners to beginners.Q1. I’m grateful for the opportunity

’t tap into such enormous potential. To be honest, the Capital really is falling behind. Even on a national scale, cities like Manchester, Birmingham and Newcastle all have big strategies for sport and London doesn’t. This is something I really don

glycogen stores continuously high if you want to maintain training effectiveness.”Bob Williams says dehydration is one of the major sources of long-run fatigue. “Drinking during training is as important as drinking during races,” he says.Massages are also

crowd support; cooling off with sponges and hoses; mixing up town and rural racing in Stratford.Halstead and Essex MarathonWhen: May 8 Where: Essex 2010 Rating: 97%Run this if you like... friendly marshals; personalised drinks; sports massage; country

3:00 TO 4:00 (Page 9) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 --Jon Hull, 4:00What an amazing eventThe best part: every single mile, where spectators are cheering and routing for you. A truly democratic sport - what a feeling.The worst moment: about 22

was there after all that time and I was going over that finish line, come what may. The people on the course offering massages kept me going - a quick loosening of the painful bit and I was able to carry on for another few miles.It was at Tower Bridge when

Gloucestershire waiting for them at the top.Runners will also be looked after in grand style by the race marshals and organisers, with jelly babies on tap through the race, and sports massage once finished.How the results were calculatedThis list was calculated