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Please remember that our experts can only offer advice on the information that you give them and they will very often recommend that you pay a visit to a Physician concerning your query.
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What Should I Eat Before My Run?
Organising your food and drink intake before your morning run is always a problem. Here one of our subscribers poses this question which is answered in detail by Kate Percy . . .
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How To Avoid Leg Cramps
Could you tell me how I could avoid leg cramps? On Sunday 11th I ran in the Royal Parks half marathon but at about mile 13 both backs of lower legs started cramping! I finished OK but had the same problem in a training run before the race. It was a 15 miler and at mile 12 the same thing happened. Do you think if I took on board salty food before the run or race it would help stop this ? . . .
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Why Am I So Slow?
Why am I so slow? I am 27 and have recently taken up running about 5 months ago, running 2 to 3 times a week most weeks. I first began to train for a 5km run which I managed to do in about 32 minutes but can't seem to get any faster. . . .
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Will Running Damage My Internal Organs?
I am starting up cross country training, but I have been hearing that running for women can cause female internal organs to "drop" or become damaged and that it would be a better idea to limit the amount of running. Is this some myth or is their proof that women involved in running affect their internal organs? . . .
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I Just Seem To Be Getting Slower - Help!
It is a very simple truth: If you train slow then you WILL race slow. The only way to improve your race times or even improve some of your training run times you simply HAVE to introduce some form of speed work. Here is a pefect example of what I mean. . . .
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I Am a Beginner Please Can You Help?
A series of questions from one of our members who is a complete beginner. The questions are concerned with the terminolgy used in training programmes and the general aches and pains associated with starting to exercise. Read the questions and the answers! . . .
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Running and Ruptured Knee Ligaments
I used to run cross-country distance for school as a teenager until I ruptured cruciate and lateral ligaments in my left knee in a slip-and-fall during a race. 12 years, and about 5 stone later I am reasonably fit (I ride horses, go hill walking and cycle 7 miles each way to work twice a week) but I would like to get running again. . . .
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Running and Sore Knees
I am 57 and ran a 10k earlier this month in 56mins. I would like to do a half marathon once and have signed up for the Glasgow one in September. After the 10k I had sore knees walking downstairs and am a bit worried that they are going to cause me problems when training for the half marathon. . . .
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Running and Fatigue
I run 10k twice a week, sometimes more. This involves a lot of hill running so it is quite tough. Throughout the run I try to drink plenty of fluids. The problem is that when I get home, about an hour later I am severely fatigued for the rest of the day. . . .
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Running And Weight Loss
Despite getting plenty of exercise and eating a healthy, low calorie diet, I cannot seem to lose any weight! Each week I do body pump twice, spinning once, pilates once and 2 runs of around 3-5k each. I also do a lot of dancing - around 6-8 hours a week- and have an active job where I am on my feet nearly all day. Despite all this, and despite eating a low cal diet, I am still not losing weight. . . .
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Running and Iron Deficiency
I had been running for about two years and my last race I did was a half marathon. But through out my running and indeed after my last race i experienced after my runs extrememe tiredeness, very moody, lack of concentration and a craving for something. . . .
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Running And Thyroid Problems
I have just read a response to a runners question regarding feeling cold and hungry after a run and was interested that you mention checking my thyroid function. I have recently been diagnosed with low thyroid function and am in the process of finding the correct level of medication. . . .
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Running Training and Lethargy
Hi I really need some advice, I have been running regularly for 3 years now. The very first time I went from the treadmill to outdoors I did a five mile run. It felt great! Now I'm really having difficulty going half a mile without stopping. . . .
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Here's what our members are saying ...
Thanks Katharine for responding and forwarding my question to Angela and Kate. They provided me with some really good, sound advice to think about and now I will set and implement some realistic goals and quit being so hard on myself.
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