can tolerate, but the actual ceiling is very much an individual thing. You can find out a lot about someone’s endurance from a VO2 max test, but there are obvious limitations: first, you can’t force someone to run on a treadmill until they literally

or drink, and had notched up a hearty 49 years. But when doctors ran tests, a biopsy revealed throat cancer."Right after the biopsy he went for a run," Dave’s wife Liz, aka forum member School Runner, told RW. "It reminded him that there are loads of people

own pace strategy and don't get distracted by anyone else's on the day. It's usually my undoing that I run/walk/crawl at someone else's pace and not my own. – Extreme MuzzyI did a treadmill stress test with a sports scientist, and he said threshold

you should try Salclear Sport. In our testing programme I used prototypes of the products on specs and sunglasses whilst mountainbiking and running in all sorts of weather, and they proved perfect. I ran an ultra mountain race recently with the defog

yer boots! – PhilPubA word from the wise guyJust think of it as liquid carbo-loading! – Iccle JimA cautionary injury tale...I missed 3 months training with a cricket injury two years ago, after getting pished out of my head at the Edgbaston Ashes test

infection. Your body is strong enough to fight and control it for the most part, but your immune system is compromised when stressed beyond the norm. Blood tests may shed some light. By the way, this month's Runner's World carries a warning from a doctor

make sure you can pass basic fitness tests and put 110% in. Unless you really under-peform, effort counts for more than abiity. (and read Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser if you want to be put off fast food for life.) – Craig LlewellynHere are some