I could have run forever. No matter how much time passes, I can still mentally put myself on that road. A perfect run on a perfect day.” (From Joan Samuelson’s Running for Women.)Okay, so you’re not an Olympic champion like Joan Benoit Samuelson

.Hiya Used exclusively by the 30-40 age group.Hello A particular favourite of middle-aged women walking dogs (never to be confused with “Well hello”, an opening [and definitely closing] gambit of lechers of all ages as you whizz past).Halloo! As in ‘view

Q My 10-year-old son has just been picked for his school running team and I have no idea how to help him train. He’s a very active, energetic boy and runs about a mile a week with the school. I realise that he’s too young to undertake a ‘training schedule’ as such, but are t...

with women athletes achieving lifetime bests, despite having recently had children. So what about us lesser mortals? Can we expect to see our running performances improve after nine months of pregnancy? We spoke to three ordinary women whose fitness gains

no pain. Wonderful! I had joined the brigade of ‘recreational’ gym users. I stepped alongside women who wore full make-up and wobbly men who were trying to find their slimmer selves. It felt pretty wretched to have to stare at the empty treadmills

When your 11-year-old son discovers a love for cross-country running, how do you encourage his enthusiasm without overdoing it – and how do you prepare him for disappointment?"My 11-year-old son is showing an interest in running. It all stems from a teacher establishing a cross-c...

There’s a reason why, at one of Britain’s most popular nudist runs, women are still allowed to wear a sports bra. It’s not to spare their modesty, or save fellow runners from any unsightly wobbles: it’s because wearing a sports bra is at least

This section is adapted from the Runner's World Complete Book of Women's Running by Dagny Scott. Buy this book! There’s a name for women who try to pursue a career, family, exercise, spirituality, and social life. They’re called

to conceive at risk. According to the American College of Sports Medicine, as many as 44 per cent of athletic women experience changes in their menstrual cycle, or have seen their periods stop altogether (amenorrhoea) at some time.The symptoms may

Q I gave birth nine weeks ago, and before this I was running up to eight miles every day. I went for my first run the other day and felt dreadful. I want to run a 10K in a couple of months, before tackling a half-marathon in the autumn. I’m worried, though, that I won’t get ...