When survival depends on personal fitness, it is imperative that the British military personnel are kept at their physical peak. Running plays a big part in army aerobic training, and interval training is key in keeping our troops combat
you should eat, how much and why portion control is key.CarbohydratesIn crash-diets carbohydrates are usually the first food group to get the chop but for runners they play an essential part in fuelling training. "Carbohydrates are the most important
anything to the people who didn't believe in me. It was frustrating for a while but you just have to carry on.How did you manage to train at an elite level without funding?It was tough. I used competitions and races abroad to generate money. I also had a
really important thing is that you have to be happy in whatever you do. If you're not happy then you'll never get that far.Q. Have you started winter training yet?A. I've had a nice break and had time to relax with my family and enjoy myself. Now I'm back
locations at speed. Pick the event that's right for you - and train smart on your holiday - with our guide.
background I’ve never raced with a watch. When you’re on a track there’s always the lap splits read out to you. In training I run enough miles at 5 min/miles to know what that feels like.Since the Berlin Marathon, London Marathon has been very supportive
do you need to train a week to see improvement? Our panel of five beginners reveal how they took their first tentative steps - and how to pick up the pace.Getting StartedIf you're already quite active you could head out for a slowish run straight away
and training partner to become a household name.It was a historic British 1-2 finish in the 10,000m in Barcelona. How did it feel sharing that moment with your close friend and training partner Mo Farah?It was awesome. Coming second behind the best European
.If you have never run before, don't expect to be transformed into Paula Radcliffe overnight. However, by following a training schedule you can build up gradually and get a boost when your fitness improves each week."I had never even run for a bus before
better than I thought and I'm still really enjoy training even after my first year. In the competitions you get so much adrenaline and it's so raw -you just have to run, and that's what I really like about it.You finished fifth in the T44 100m event
