In short:A guide to competitive marathoning. It includes day-to-day training schedules and explains the scientific principles behind the training. Topics such as nutrition, hydration, recovery and fitting training around a full-time workload

better. In this completely revised and updated new edition of the classic text on running, Galloway includes training schedules for 5k, 10k, and the increasingly popular half-marathon races, as well as recent insights into motivation, nutrition, and fat

all aspects of running, as well as a variety of progressive training programmes. It also covers warming up, cooling down and stretching, nutrition, and different types of competition. It contains progressive programmes for all levels of fitness

in the areas of nutrition, running form, special sports drinks, motivation, avoiding aches and pains, and lots more. Jeff Galloway, based in Atlanta, Georgia, was an average teen age runner who kept learning and working harder, until he became an Olympian. He

to run a succesful marathon, whether its your first or tenth, but uses good personal experiences. Phil.: BE INSPIRED AND WELL PREPARED FOR A MARATHON. Strengths: covers everything: training + nutrition Weaknesses: covers everything: training + nutrition

In short:With six 16-week training plans Full Review: With six 16-week training plans. Charlotte Richards: A MUST-HAVE BOOK FOR ALL APPREHENSIVE MARATHON BEGINNERS Strengths: Has an amazing ability to reassure at exactly the right moment. Having

distance Overall: This is a good easy read.Unlike other books this one tells you how,what, when and why of every distance from 5k to marathon.Theres no going off track and filling space with shoe advice and nutrition,theres minimal photos and biography just

distance from a 5 kilometre run to a full marathon. It provides a series of six graded training programmes that are easy to use and assume no previous knowledge of running. Each level includes a fitness schedule and one or more race schedules, so you can

these chewy and moist bars in a flavour you'll like. They're nutritionally excellent, but some tasters felt they were an effort to eat on the run. Nutritional values given refer to the Cherry & Vanilla flavour. Anna Finn: THEY TASTE GOOD, DO THE JOB

), minerals and vitamins. Full Review: Recovery drink for use at night. REGO Nocté is part of Science in Sport's PKS nutrition system and  contains an atabolic slow-release protein blend of Magnesium Caseinate, whey protein and glutamine peptide. Lee Grant