growing up unfit and overweight. --The Right StartWhen should you encourage your child to become active? The earlier the better. A 1989 study showed that if a girl does not participate in sports by the time she is 10 years old, there is only a 10 per cent

and targets, and enter events? How do you help a 12-year-old through the low times and disappointment?"– Raymond McMillan (by email)Your best answersMake it an enjoyable family activityMy two daughters aged 11 and 14 have come running with me – just light

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

.Her performance at last year’s British Masters Athletics Championships was outstanding. She took gold in the 5,000m (23:06:26) and silver in the 1500m (6:23:40) track events – placing her fifth and ninth in the world (respectively) for her age group. Meanwhile, a

that should not be ignored. We asked Andy Lane of Tri Coaching Wales (tricoachingwales.com) for advice on how to tailor training to suit the male and female mind and body.Women1. Embrace strength training Women are often concerned that weight training

that should not be ignored. We asked Andy Lane of Tri Coaching Wales (tricoachingwales.com) for advice on how to tailor training to suit the male and female mind and body.Women1. Embrace strength training Women are often concerned that weight training

victory in the 1993 World Marathon Cup remains a recent highlight of British men’s marathon running, and his 2:08:36 at the 1997 London Marathon was the last time a Brit broke 2:09.But it’s undoubtedly in his role as co-founder of the Great Ethiopian Run

of women who say they've actually run better after having sex before a race," says Milroy. There might even be some evidence to back up his claim: a survey of 2,000 runners at the Flora London Marathon revealed that the runners who'd had sex the night

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, Great Britain can enter up to 20 men and 20 women for each five-year age-group band. In other words, there are plenty of opportunities to don a GB tri suit."We can take teams in excess of 1,000 people to Triathlon World Championship events," says Howard