CROSS-TRAINING GAINS

Welcome!

Last year, a report by the British Heart Foundation

Meet the team

THE WOMEN’S RUNNING TEAM HAS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE TO HELP YOU GET THE MOST FROM YOUR RUNNING

WHAT YOU’VE BEEN SAYING ON INSTAGRAM ABOUT LAST MONTH’S MAGAZINE

WHAT YOU’VE BEEN SAYING ON INSTAGRAM ABOUT LAST MONTH’S

YOUR RUNS

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COVER STAR

I first had the pleasure of interviewing Paralympic

DON’T LET ANYTHING STOP YOU RUNNING!

YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE THIN, FIT OR YOUNG TO START RUNNING. ANYONE WITH A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH CAN RUN, INSISTS CHRISTINA MACDONALD. ISN’T IT TIME YOU GOT INSPIRED TO TAKE THOSE FIRST STEPS?

HELP! MY RACE PHOTOS LOOK AWFUL!

MAKE YOUR MARATHON MEMORIES ALL THE SWEETER WITH A PHOTO YOU’RE PROUD TO FRAME

10 EASY WAYS TO AVOID INJURY

IF THE THOUGHT OF BEING UNABLE TO RUN MAKES YOU BREAK OUT IN A COLD SWEAT, FEAR NOT! HERE ARE 10 SUREFIRE WAYS TO ENSURE YOU STAY STRONG TO RUN ALL YEAR LONG

THE GREAT HYDRATION DEBATE

JUST HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU BE DRINKING FOR OPTIMUM RUNNING PERFORMANCE – AND WHEN? SARAH RUSSELL HAS THE LOWDOWN

Women's Running BEST IN TEST

THIS MONTH, OUR HAND-PICKED RUNNERS HAVE TAKEN TO THE TRAILS AND THE ROADS TESTING GELS,BARS AND DRINKS, TO HELP YOU MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS WHEN YOU’RE BUYING YOUR FUEL!

GELS

“This would be my personal go-to gel. Easy on the pallet

BARS

“They’re not too bulky so fit very well in a bag. I

DRINKS

“I found this drink to be light and refreshing and

BULLETPROOF YOUR LOWER LEGS

SUFFER FROM SHIN SPLINTS, PLANTAR FASCIITIS OR PERSISTENT CALF NIGGLES? USE THESE MOVES TO IMPROVE STRENGTH IN YOUR LOWER LEGS AND FEET, HELPING YOU WARD OFF INJURY FOR GOOD

SMART TRAINING FOR BUSY RUNNERS

The urge to get fitter and faster is often met with the frustration of knowing life is so busy it just won’t happen. Or will it? You can still improve if you’re wise with your time and train smart

HEALTH NEWS

Research published in the journal Nutrients shows a

PIT STOP

Instead of layering up your toast with lashings of

BALANCING ACT

IMPROVE YOUR BALANCE WITH THESE FOUR MOVES, TO HELP YOU GAIN STABILITY AND STRENGTH WHEN YOU RUN

MY PB

“THE FRIENDS I’VE MADE THROUGH RUNNING ARE MORE IMPORTANT

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN

She’s got more energy to train since her daughter started sleeping through the night, but running mum Claire Chamberlain still needs extra motivation now and then…

RUNNING TECH

A DEDICATED SPACE FOR ALL THINGS TECH

NO PAIN, NO GAIN?

Our annoyingly cheerful ultrarunner Damian Hall has had two uncomfortable experiences this month – one of which was a little (pun unintended – sorry Damian!) embarrassing

“IF ANYTHING’S GOING TO HAPPEN, WE’RE THE ONES WHO HAVE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN”

Actress Emma Manton couldn’t sit by and watch as the refugee crisis unfolded in 2015. So she took action – and running was the cataly st

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ERROR #11 Going off too fast, too soon

Learning how important it is to get your pacing right

“NOTHING WILL STOP ME RUNNING”

MANY OF US ALLOW SMALL THINGS TO GET IN THE WAY OF RUNNING, BUT THESE THREE REMARKABLE WOMEN ARE SO DETERMINED TO RUN, THEY SIMPLY WON’T ALLOW THEIR WEIGHT, DISABILITY OR CULTURAL BARRIERS TO HOLD THEM BACK

“I SURPRISED MYSELF”

FULL-TIME MUMMY AND ON AMBASSADOR HELEN DAVIES MADE AN AMAZING COMEBACK AT LAST YEAR’S BRIGHTON MARATHON – WEARING HER TRUSTY CLOUDS! NOW SHE’S HOPING FOR THE SAME SUCCESS IN 2018v

RUNAWAY Success

RUN MUMMY RUN STARTED JUST FIVE YEARS AGO AS A FACEBOOK GROUP OF THREE, YET THIS ONLINE RUNNING COMMUNITY HAS GROWN EXPONENTIALLY SINCE THEN, NOW BOASTING MORE THAN 53,000 MEMBERS. HERE LEANNE DAVIES, RMR’S FOUNDER, TELLS LISA JACKSON WHY SHE VALUES KINDNESS OVER COMPETITION, HOW MUCH SHE LOVED SIPPING WINE DURING THE BACCHUS HALF MARATHON, AND HOW DELIGHTED SHE WAS WHEN JO PAVEY PHONED HER TO PRAISE HER NEW BOOK, RUN MUMMY RUN…

JOIN THE CLUB

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A SELF-CONFESSED PARTY GIRL SWAPS A LIFE OF DESIGNER CLOTHES AND COCKTAIL BARS FOR THE THRILLS AND SPILLS OF TRAIL RUNNING AND TRIATHLONS? IN HER NEW BOOK, THIS GIRL RAN, HELEN CROYDON RECOUNTS HOW SHE DID JUST THAT… AND QUALIFIED AS A TEAM GB ATHLETE TO BOOT. READ ON FOR A SNEAK PREVIEW, IN WHICH HELEN HAS JUST COMPLETED HER FIRST CLUB RUN…

KEEP ON RUNNING!

Training is now well underway for our three Big Marathon Challenge participants. We caught up with them to get an update on their progress…

RACE REPORTS

TURN OVER FOR OUR REGULAR RACE REPORTS SECTION

ARABIAN ADVENTURE

WE SENT OUR RUNNING COACH, TINA CHANTREY, IN SEARCH OF SOME WINTER SUN, AT THE DOHA HALF MARATHON

A GREAT RUN JUST GOT BETTER!

THE STIRLING SCOTTISH MARATHON RETURNS TO CENTRAL SCOTLAND THIS APRIL ON A BRAND NEW COURSE… AND IT’S BRINGING AN EXTRA DISTANCE WITH IT

Save the date

THE WOMEN’S RUNNING RACE SERIES IS BACK FOR 2018! SIGN UP NOW TO SECURE YOUR SPOT

RUNNING AT THE SPEED OF CHAT

AFTER RECENTLY MOVING TO LONDON, ELLIE ALLFORD WAS LOOKING FOR A FLAT AND FRIENDLY RACE TO FIT IN WITH HER MARATHON TRAINING. RUNTHROUGH’S VICTORIA PARK HALF MARATHON TICKED ALL THE BOXES…