in my training when I am on my own; less so in races. When I ran my 2nd half last month (I ran all the way) I so wanted to walk from miles 7-9 when it was really windy and slightly uphill, but I was determined to get a PB – and also what works for me

TendonitisWhat it is Tenderness in your lower calf near your heel that usually strikes when you push off your toes.Who's at risk? Men with a BMI of 25 or higher (a man who is 5'10"and weighs 12.5 stone [80kg], for example) who run a nine-minute-per-mile pace

of trekking, you’ll burn between 800kcal and 1200kcal. Carry a 25lb pack, and you’ll burn an extra 200kcal.Sunday Run long, then hit the pool later for a few laps. In 15 minutes of leisurely swimming, you’ll burn between 125kcal and 175kcal. Pick up the pace

for Stuart Barr, 39, and Nicholas Davis, 32, who both live in Cumbria – a part of the world not exactly renown for its mild winters. They often run 10-13 miles together at about 4am, a particularly bleak time to run when the northern climate is blowing wind

to their normal lengths. Then when you start to exercise, your muscles stretch even more to about 10 per cent longer than their resting lengths. This means you have a 20 per cent change in muscle length from the time you get out of bed until your muscles are well

Black toenails are caused by pressure on the nail, which causes bleeding under it. The normal cure is to make sure that your shoes have lots of room for expansion when you run. I believe that in your feet can expand by up to 10 per cent during a marathon, caused

the shortest cool-down that does the proper job (10-15min) rather than doing a long cool-down for the sake of a few more easy miles. However (remembering the earlier "if"), the only time I'd be concerned enough about retaining activation patterns to even

black coffee before training in the morning. Training on empty helps promote fat-burning metabolism to kick in – and minimises the need for a mid-session loo! – Slow-coachI can't leave the house before a long run/race (10 miles plus) without having my

Rest 5K t-trial run at estimated half-marathon pace 6M/10M/16M 17M/29M/48M WK 7 3M/4M/6M jog Rest/Rest/7-9M Tempo Run 4M/7M/10M steady Rest/4M/5M jog Rest 2M/5M/9M jog then 5K t-trial at just faster than marathon pace

..."I went for a 10-mile run yesterday in very cold temperatures, wearing my usual leggings and light jacket. I realised as I ran that my leg muscles were actually numb. I thought leg movement whilst running would warm them up, but I had no feeling in them