to make any post-run socials that are an integral part of any club's cohesion. "Mine's on my way home from work, so it's virtually impossible for me to justify not going – and I can enjoy a relaxing drink afterwards knowing I've got an easy 10-minute jog
.Her performance at last year’s British Masters Athletics Championships was outstanding. She took gold in the 5,000m (23:06:26) and silver in the 1500m (6:23:40) track events – placing her fifth and ninth in the world (respectively) for her age group. Meanwhile, a
with total flexibility in terms of how and when to clock up those miles. Online running community fetcheveryone.com has monthly mileage groups, which are great for motivation. You could even run the year – 2010 miles works out as 38.5 per week! Start a
about 80 lux; direct sunlight 100,000 lux.)Winter Woe: Weight GainCall it the takeaway season. We tend to curl up and pile on fat in winter: the average adult gains 1.06 pounds, which accumulates over the years because they never burn it back off.* "Not
weights, aerobics, swimming or mountain biking. If youre committed to doing long runs in marathon preparation, then plan to go somewhere different every couple of weeks. Get someone to drop you 10 miles from home so that youre not going over the same old
, it's time for 'fourth gear': do maximal sessions like 4x2K track runs and 10-mile time trials." - Will Clarke"Winter is the time to work on weaknesses, make changes and try new ideas. Winter training is about flexibility and compromise, so do not set
that someone in Mexico was listening to something done from my bedroom at home."These days they get anything from 10,000 to 20,000 listeners, depending on the topic. The Epic Camp series - in which they interview triathletes attending the Epic Camp in New
on to dominate the race, winning 10 times – including six straight victories in the early 1970s. The most coveted fell-running record has long been for the number of peaks scaled inside 24 hours. On an extraordinarily hot day in July 1975, Naylor accomplished
, Abdifatah Dhuhulow, Dame Kelly Holmes, Paul Sinton-HewittThe search for our Heroes of Running 2010 starts here, and once again we'd like you to help us by nominating runners who have inspired you over the past year. You might know them personally or you may
of women who say they've actually run better after having sex before a race," says Milroy. There might even be some evidence to back up his claim: a survey of 2,000 runners at the Flora London Marathon revealed that the runners who'd had sex the night
