and shower protection, but won’t suffocate you if summer finally decides to turn up three months late – in many cases they’ll squash down enough to be stashed in a bum-bag if necessary. (All weights are for women’s size 12/medium unless otherwise stated

Eat This, Not That! is an extremely useful food manual from the editors of Men’s Health and Women’s Health. It analyses restaurant menus and supermarket products in superb detail, so that you’ll come away with a better knowledge of what to eat

-old Claire Pearse to beat the current women’s record of 4:11. Richard Bazeley will also be putting on a dress to take on the men’s title.If you’re attempting to set a new personal record at this year’s London Marathon - with or without a chicken suit - make

was relieved to discover Skinni Minni, designed specifically for women. The Skinni Minni Super Slim Shake is a 70% Whey Protein with added Green Tea and L-Carnitine to 'boost your metabolism'. The product contains no fillers, no added sugar, is virtually

statistically more significant among particular people," says Ryan. "Women are more likely to experience one kind of knee pain – patellofemoral pain syndrome – while men are more likely to experience another – patellar tendonitis." Ryan and Taunton's findings

-strong three-time Ironman World Champion. Surely things must be bad for Chrissie to pull out of what everyone had predicted would be her fourth win in a row?Without Chrissie, the women's race was wide open as the pros set off at 6.30am. Half an hour later

, but Hardwick remains the event’s volunteer race director, and with his innovative ideas this race continues to prosper and flourish to the benefit of hundreds of local and national charities.The Mentor Pauline BeareThe growth of women’s running, one

If you are new to running, or only want an approximation of your maximum heart ate, you can use the formula of 214 – (0.8 x age) for men and 209 – (0.9 x age) for women. Unfortunately for 5-10 per cent of the population, this figure can be wrong

Weight 343g Evaluation This is the third update of the Span/Althea – and it’s the best yet. (The Althea is the women-specific version.) Basically, Nike lightened and simplified this good, straightforward shoe by removing most of the overlays from

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.5K racesThe 5K race should be a huge growth area, but is still