, decreasing the load as they switch over to track training in April and May. The emphasis is on squats and leg extension exercises, but it’s better to follow an all-round programme, including work on hamstrings and quadriceps, to maintain a balanced
, should certainly be enough at this stage. Bruce Tulloh, RW Coaching Editor
. In separate studies that tracked subjects over 40 and 50 years, runners had no more joint problems than non-exercisers. In fact, some orthopaedic surgeons have suggested that people who have a genetic predisposition to arthritis can delay its onset and cope
. Peter Clark put in a burst and got a gap open. I went after him, and suddenly it was just the two of us. I was feeling the strain with 600 metres to go, when he said, You go on, Bruce, and waved me on. Like a scared rabbit, I ran the last lap in 60
