effectively and regulates temperature to keep your feet warm in winter and cool in summer. Even wool’s traditional downside, its delicate construction, seems to be a thing of the past. Gone are the days of wool shrinking and losing its shape: every sock

!Strengths: I've had two of these bras for years (4.5 I think!). They still do their job - still really good hold, and they've had masses of use from running, cycling and rowing. Wash well, don't chafe, not too hot in the summer, and keep you warm in the winter

certain time will receive a slice of a communal cash fund – you never know, armed with that information, you might just run your best sprint finish ever. More racing highlights in the Midlands...Stratford Summer Six (Warwickshire, July 7)Birmingham & Black

.ostersundmarathon.seMidnattsloppet (August)2009 Date: tbcThe motto of this race – Samba, Heat, Festival – gives you a taste of what to expect as 20,000 runners take to the streets of Stockholm every August for this sultry 10K. The race begins at 10pm, when the Swedish summer’s day becomes

for the rest of the year. By the time summer arrives you'll be able to see a real difference.I'm used to running on a treadmill, and worried that running outside will be much harder. Plus I'm dreading being on public view! Treadmills are a very soft and easy

painter and decorator) first took a 10-year-old Jess to an athletics summer camp as a boredom-busting tactic has paid off in spades. In 2009 she claimed heptathlon gold in the World Championships in Berlin, before taking a medal in the same desirable shade

, and Vinnie, a painter and decorator) first took a 10-year-old Jess to an athletics summer camp as a boredom-busting tactic has paid off in spades. In 2009 she claimed heptathlon gold in the World Championships in Berlin, before taking a medal in the same

of track running or if you have had a summer break, you may need a couple of weeks of steady running, getting yourself up to the right mileage, before you start on the appropriate programme. If you are already running regularly on the road, you can start

in the middle of the summer, so he came back to see me, asking for another steroid injection. I decided that wasn’t the best course of action, so I’ve sent him off for a consultation with an orthopaedic surgeon, who will scan the injury. Depending

ideas for your spring or summer holiday. The races listed here are not necessarily the best-known races in the country – we assume you don’t need to know any more about the Paris or Médoc Marathons – nor are they necessarily the biggest, although some