is now planning to introduce Caffeine Boost to see how this might potentially boost her training even more. She is also managing her expectations with regard to weight-loss during her marathon preparations. Weeks 2 - 3Kim says: Running in all

, legs, ankles and feet to contract in a coordinated fashion while supporting your full body weight, just as they have to during normal running. In addition, on uphill sections your muscles contract more powerfully than usual because they are forced

, swimming, and weight lifting are great most of the year, as part of low-key training months when your main goals are general fitness and injury prevention, but the heavy training month before a big race needs to be a month of living a little dangerously

much discussion on Richard’s thread surrounding carbohydrate loading for long runs and race day. Richard is finding the recommendation to consume at least 7g carbohydrate per kg body weight per day quite a challenge. We have given him some sample meal

to look inside yourself and ask why.Generally, if you can't motivate yourself, you won't stay motivated for very long. danowat Join the thread Marathon mass Has anyone else put on weight after taking up running, or is it just me