they compared with other runners. Women might record whether their running is influenced by their menstrual cycle. 3. Plan aheadGet a calendar out and take some time to identify the most important part of your running and where you want to be with it in a year

and a fantastic atmosphere guaranteed - plus Runner's World pace groups. Sunday 9 Cloud 9 Challenge, Congleton, Cheshire An 8.75-mile multiterrainer on an undulating course (or a hilly one, depending on your point of view...) Sunday 9 Hillingdon 5, Middx

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it affects existing runners; sometimes people with eating disorders take up running specifically to lose more weight.The long-term effect of under-eating can be devastating – in women it can cause menstrual and fertility problems, and osteoporosis is much

Ever since we reviewed the Asics Gel GT-2020 in 1997, RUNNER’S WORLD’s shoe reviewers have had an easy task. Of the original GT-2020, we said "a great shoe – we’re hard pressed to find a weakness". Two years later we were even more gushing when

Are they shower- and wind-resistant? Do they protect the runner from a steady autumn drizzle and moderate gusts of wind? Breathability Does the weather protection come at the cost of comfort? Does the jacket keep you cool or make you hot? Comfort What is the fit

disease. A study of middle-aged women published in the journal Menopause showed that regular consumption of soy-rich products culminating in an average of 10-gram doses every day can help to reduce levels of unhealthy LDL cholesterol. The researchers

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