running shops, not to mention the contacts you make in terms of physios when you get injured, and massage therapists," says Lucy Colquhoun from City of Edinburgh AC (edinburghac.org.uk). "Any good club should at least be aware of local physios and other
Sarah is a chartered physiotherapist who has specialised in treating track and field athletes for the past 20 years. She has worked for the British Athletics Team and was lead physio for the English Institute of Sport in London before setting up a
was totally paranoid the week before every time I sneezed or some muscle twitched.What made the difference this year? Choose one of: a) Going for a sports massage every 2 weeks (big plug to Mark Roberson in Cambridge) b) Doing less running and more cross
at Pure Sports Medicine Rein in your downhill stride"A lot of people lengthen their strides when running downhill, but this can bring your foot too far in front so you have to overcome inertia to bring your body back over the top of your foot. This puts
treatment, including a fancy feast and massage.Bonus: Participants get two race T-shirts - a starter and a finisher version. The Salt Lake City MarathonWhen: April Where: Salt Lake City, Utah Who: 3,200 runners Why: Mountain views in a
Sam is one of the UK's leading fitness experts, and a keen runner. She has completed 15 marathons (with a PB of 3:22) and the Himalayan 100 Mile Race among numerous others.In addition to her first class degree in Sport and Exercise Science, Sam is a
later in life, as many of the best veteran runners have shown. The first rule is: Do no harm. If you haven’t done an active sport for more than two years your muscles will be untrained, and that includes your heart muscle. You don’t need a medical
-burning. So grab your favourite sports drink, put your feet up and read on at a comfortable pace.Why?Long runs give you endurance the ability to run further. Yet they can help 10K runners as well as marathoners. Long runs do several things. They
that the harder they train, the faster they'll run. Of course, that's not exactly how it works. Distance running is not like some explosive sports where a consistent programme of very-short-duration, high-intensity training is the key to success. Endurance runners
Running is such a simple sport, we are always told. It's just a case of putting one foot in front of the other. That's true to an extent, but beneath the serene surface we present to the outside world, we all know there's a seething ocean of worry
