Flying start? Ashley and Gavo are nowhere to be seen...With three races all on the same day in Kent, it was hard to choose which one to do.The Tunbridge Wells Half-Marathon paid off nicely. I travelled down with Howard and Pathfinder, friends from

at all, eating a certain way? Try to, yeah. Again, the travel thing is hard. You can’t stock your home fridge, and you can’t have exactly what you want, and sometimes you’re at the mercy of the road. Greg is great about that. He picks out the menus

From last-minute race preparations to discovering culture on the Tyne, this is your step-by-step guide to ensuring your Bupa Great North Run 2009 experience is a weekend to remember for all the right reasons...Friday eveningBefore you leave home

to France is probably easier than travelling up to the Great North Run – and you might not struggle as much with the language. Even the beaches of the south or the mountains of the east are but a short flight away.With that in mind, here are a few racing

This week a pioneering group of runnersworld.co.uk forumites set off on an epic adventure - to run around the coast of Britain.What is the Coastal Relay?The 'Coasters', as the relay runners are known, set off from Blackpool Tower and will run all

love than running 18 miles through Lincolnshire and Rutland on a February morning? It would appear not as this event, which is limited to 750 runners, sells out every year – with many runners travelling from all over the UK to take part. The goody bag

?Running doesn’t require much investment in gear and accessories, but you have to have a good pair of running shoes. Unlike all-round trainers, running shoes are designed to allow your foot to strike the ground properly, reducing the amount of shock that travels

would on a two-week camp.But it doesn’t matter if you can’t afford the time or the money to go to Acoteias or Albuquerque; all you really need is a little planning. If you can find somewhere which is quite isolated it will give you more chance to focus

planning what you'll eat the day before the marathon, while travelling to the start at Greenwich, or even while making your way through the streets of London on race day. It's like having your own team of coaches, nutritionists and veteran

, says nutritionist Tara Gidus. "Post-exercise, you need liquid for rehydration, sugar to replenish your glycogen stores, and antioxidants and electrolytes to help muscles recover," she says. Hot or cold, the best recovery drinks provide all four