Scrabbling around in the cupboard under the bathroom sink for something to treat a minor running injury is a common occurrence chez Spedding. Sadly, I’ve yet to find a muscle pull or joint twist that responds well to applications of Bonjela or six

and the messages it sent to my brain. All too often I ignored little niggles in order to complete an extra mile in training. If I had spent a little less time running in those early days, and a bit more time resting and stretching my back and lower limbs

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thinking a little light jogging, a few stretches, some strides… erm, how about a little nibble on the ear, maybe a tweak of a nipple. The report in question was the 2004 Durex Global Sex Survey and 221/2 minutes is the average time we, apparently, spend

. Everything became easier when I started running with other people in my office. I was running more regularly, I made progress more quickly because I was training with people who were better than me and it was more fun. Rob SpeddingYears Running 7Fast running

that Joe put together for me was bang on,” he says. “On the day of the race everything went perfectly. From the gun to the line I ran 3:13:45. I’m positive that it wouldn’t have gone as well without Joe’s advice.”The Partner - Rob WattsRunner for 11 years