, it doesn't mean you can survive 10 x 400m on the track at a fast pace."—Jack Daniels, exercise physiologist, coach and former world-class pentathlete22. Don't always watch the watch"I don't wear a watch during my long runs. That way I'm not tempted

’t smoke, were half as likely to become disabled by age 75 as those who didn’t practise these habits.You’ll improve your hearing. That’s right, regular runs can even help your ears to survive a loud rock concert. Researchers from the University of Northern

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of the field, as always, the race became an individual struggle for survival. The hills got steeper, the sun got hotter, the faces got grimmer and the cut-off at 5:30pm loomed ever closer. The pirates dug in and kept pedalling.Lindi shows off her cycling

it was the start of a long downhill section; I just hung on. I made a slow recovery over the next 10 miles before, suddenly, my knee hurt. It was at that point I told myself that this was really about survival, nothing else. Finishing had always been my goal. I

in the tranquil surroundings of Hyde Park. 94 93 7 ratings 45 Men's Health Survival of the Fittest 10K, Nottinghamshire When? October 11 Why? Brand new event packing obstacle after obstacle into a tough 10K course for a test of stamina, speed

and blazing sun in February. Mark at this point was keeping me going psychologically, and was a real help, even though he wasn't exactly feeling no pain, but was coping with the heat better than I was! Our pace dropped right down, but now it was about survival

to give up my goal of running all the way and went into survival mode. I walked most the last miles, but ran the last 0.2 over the line. The most memorable moments? The crowds, supporters shouting encouragement, a blues band playing outside a pub... I

's time to learn the front crawl. It's the fastest, smoothest and most efficient of the major swimming strokes and it's an essential skill if your ambition in the water is more than simple survival.Make the timeAspiring Olympians swim three hours a day

and survived pneumonia, frostbite and encounters with wild dogs, polar bears and wolves. There were nine days in Alaska when the temperature slumped to a life-threatening -62ºC. There were days when the terrain was so tough that it took her eight hours