run a conservative race to pick off runners in the closing stages and finished strongly to win a surprising bronze medal. It was the USA's first Olympic Marathon medal since Joan Benoit Samuelson won gold at the inaugural women's marathon in 1984
as folate – a water-soluble B vitamin that helps to maintain optimal levels of haemoglobin for your oxygen-carrying red blood cells. Honey A study at the University of Memphis Exercise and Sports Nutrition Laboratory in the USA found that honey may be one
, according to a recent study at the University of Missouri-Columbia in the USA. In a test of 10 brands of socks, researchers found that nylon socks caused fewer blisters than cotton ones.Bunions Bunions are an inflammation of the big toe joint, caused
is thought to be the key: "We think that these women are in a ‘low-energy’ state, meaning they are expending more calories than they are replenishing with dietary intake," says Professor Anne Loucks of Ohio University in the USA. The theory goes
with a sneaky hill up Palani Road. These guys might ride super-light aerodynamic carbon bikes, but most of them were loaded with litres of water and nutrition, forcing people out of the saddle as they powered uphill.It wasn't long before the USA's Chris
.www.swissalpine.ch North and Central America Hood to Coast Relay, USA This race is quite possibly the most fun you can have with your trainers on. The 197-mile team relay in the pristine North American state of Oregon pits teams of 12 runners against each other in a non-stop race
