likely to manage a triumphant return to racing later in the year.Rediscover Your Running MojoIf it's been a long time since you hit that 'runner's high', it could be time to dig yourself out of a running trough. There are plenty of ways to give yourself a

cross-trainingIt's great that you love running, but balance out time on your feet with other training and your favourite sport will benefit. Take up yoga, for example, and as well as benefiting from improved posture and zen-like calm, you

. It has been around for some time, but was reconstituted in 2005 to follow UK Athletics regulations. The British 100 Marathon Club (www.100marathonclub.org.uk) was the first in the world, swiftly followed by Germany (now the biggest in the world

(June 14, 2009) was my first ever tri and I knew that there would be huge Pirate support. I just didn't know how fantastic it would be. Out on the course, my muscles were aching but every time I heard "Go Pirate!" I managed to push it. As I was coming

Keith Power is a BASES (British Association of Sport and Exercises Sciences) accredited sport psychologist and managing director of sports psychology consultants A Different Mindset (www.adifferentmindset.com).A former international athlete

're away. You might think that it's too late to influence your performance once you're racing, but you'd be wrong. Even tough long-distance races, or testing time targets, can seem more manageable if you split the race into sections.Roger Bannister viewed

of time and effort to organise is wonderful when you see the runners' grateful, sweaty faces. As someone who has tried but never managed to run the distance, those who run the VLM deserve a big cheer!"Who organises it?A host of forumites help co

, increase the speed settings to make sure you're always sprinting at 8/10 effort. If you've only got time for a short workout, this short sharp session (10-15 minutes) does the trick. Warm up with an easy jog on an 0

through Warwickshire's country lanes.This year sees a new - and according to the organisers, faster - course, plus chip timing for spot-on results. And despite the course's rolling country roads, PB-hunters won't be disappointed.More half

(probably) their worst marathon time ever. I've got to go back and beat my time in 2011!" Christopher NortonReader Reviews4. Mull of Kintyre Half-MarathonWhere? Argyll & Bute When? MayThe Mull of Kintyre Half-Marathon isn't so much a race as a weekend