-to-day level before it gets to that stage," says Shah. "Running is ideal because it's so accessible and achievable – and the mountain of scientific evidence pointing towards its stress-busting properties is growing by the day." Runner's high - fact or fiction

stages of Hallux Rigidus and have potentially got another stress fracture brewing. Is there anything I can be doing to strengthen my feet and help stop this happening or am I just doomed to injuries? I'm a mild overpronator and run in Mizuno Wave Nexus

hydrated and take on fluids from an early stage, use the energy drinks provided and don't just throw them away after 2 sips, the energy drink pouches each lasted me a mile or 2 and I drank 5 en route. Break the race up into manageable chunks, for me

UPDATE: We had an amazing response to our Inspired To Run competition, launched in the summer by RW along with Reebok and two of our sister magazines.Among the stories you sent us were tales of first-time marathons, extraordinary race day

faster, but some of that was to do with confidence. For a while I was so concerned that I wouldn't be able to get to the end of whatever distance I was running that I made sure to take it easy, whether in training or when racing. It's only over the past