New year, new you! Or new injury? We don’t want to put a downer on your 2017 goals, but the end of the year is a good time to reflect on how your running went in 2016. Did you manage to nail those personal bests, or run that 10K or half-marathon without any niggles? Or did you find yourself in that vicious circle of upping your mileage and then getting injured or feeling exhausted on race day?
It’s not just how you train that affects your ability to get the most from your running. How you eat, sleep, drink and rest in between each run will all have a significant effect on your running performance. So let’s look at your current lifestyle and see if it gels with your running.