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Tart cherry is one of the few recovery products with real research behind it. Here’s what anthocyanins do, what the studies show and how to time them around races.
What your body burns, how much carbohydrate you need per hour and how to build a fuelling plan you’ll actually stick to, in plain English.
Two University of East London experts share the fuelling, hydration & mental strategies to help on marathon day, from 60g of carbs an hour to the phrase to keep with you when the race starts to bite.
Five hot baths a week for five weeks raised trained runners' VO₂max by around 4%, without adding a single extra mile. Here's what the researchers found.
Sebastian Sawe ate bread and honey before his sub two-hour marathon. Research suggests honey works as well as energy gels and may be most useful for recovery between runs.
New research suggests carbohydrates matter less as muscle fuel and more for keeping blood sugar steady, which may change how much you need to take on during a long run.
Worried running will wreck your knees? An orthopaedic surgeon who scanned 1,000 mid-life exercisers explains why running is good for your joints, and how to start safely.
Up to 96% of endurance runners get gut symptoms during a race. A physiologist explains what causes runner's trots, and how breakfast, hydration and training can help.
Every marathon season, I see the same pattern: an influx of runners dealing with early bone stress, stress reactions, or full stress fractures.
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