. If you make it muddy, you can even stick it in the washing machine. Contact 0800 389 4350; www.salomonsports.comNorth Face Ray 20 – £45Capacity 20LWeight 795gThe shoulder straps of this women’s rucksack are narrower for a better fit, although

to Nutrition for £9.99 at WH Smith and other selected outlets.Runner's World Complete Guide to Women's Running...the essential guide for women everywhere. Running is a simple sport, but it's not always easy to take the first steps towards a new you, so we

and split) are easier to read, but that’s all. (There are also versions with fewer laps and some women’s versions).Pros Massive memory; easy to use; big numbersCons Buttons on the side rather than front Polar S610 HRM £180Key feature Interval training

. Training for the event alone is a mission and conditions at Kona always make for an unpredictable and edge-of-the-seat race.Ones to watchThe women: High drama is promised in the women’s race as 2011 winner and world record holder Chrissie Wellington takes a

such as sprinting. As an added benefit, creatine supplements taken over several weeks may boost levels of HDL (good) cholesterol. And since men typically have lower HDL levels than women, this possible benefit of creatine increases its appeal to male athletes

The numbers in brackets are last year's position; the times are last year's men's and women's winning timesIf we've been given an event's details, you'll find it in the Race Diary.Not surprisingly a clear winner here, but a competitive battle

, especially for women, for whom pelvic rotations are commonplace. Correcting problems in the pelvis may actually reduce your leg-length discrepancy to nothing, and any biomechanical over-compensations, like foot flattening, will then be dealt with naturally

during pregnancy. Taking ginseng with caffeine has been known to result in stomach upsets, hyperactivity and insomnia. Long-term use for women is not generally advised as it may cause menstrual abnormalities. But if taken as as directed, ginseng is safe

for someone in their 40s, because maximum heart rate declines as we get older. The rough rule of thumb for estimating your ‘age-predicted’ maximum heart rate is to subtract 0.8 times your age from 214 for men, or subtract 0.9 times your age from 209 for women

and 2092(0.93age) for women. There’s a great deal of individual variation in MHR, though. For example, the age-predicted MHR for a 25-year-old may be 195, but in reality it can range from 175 to 215. The rate of age-related decline of MHR also varies, which