Fell Races: 17th-23rd May

Tuesday, 13th May

Sunday, 11th May

100m World Record holder, Asafa Powell is back in training.

Dwain Chambers to concentrate on his sprinting career.

Carl Lewis calls for the use of banned substances in athletics to be made a criminal offence.

One of the attractions of running is that, apart from shoes, you need very little specialist equipment to get started. When you first begin, or return to running after a break, you will not need to buy specialist clothing.

Running Bottoms

In most conditions, many runners opt to wear light, quick-drying, possibly wind-resistant shorts, which leave your legs free to move without restriction.

Socks

With so much pressure on your feet, especially when you are running on hard surfaces, your choice of socks is vital.

You have taken the decision to enter your first race. Naturally, your thoughts are concentrated on your performance: How can you make sure that you finish? What time should you aim at? What is the course like? What will the weather be like?

The sport of fell racing has its origins in the north of England and Scotland. It is particularly associated with the Lake District, where farmers, shepherds, miners and mountain guides used to race each other to local summits from country fairs.

The Women's Running Network was founded by women for women whatever their age, stage, shape or size. It introduces running to women in a safe, fun and social environment.

For someone who has undertaken little or no physical exercise for a number of years the advice is to proceed very cautiously once you have made the decision to exercise regularly. Although any cardio-vascular activity is better than none, if you are ov

However careful a runner is with warming up, cooling down and stretching exercises, it is almost inevitable that, at some stage, you will be injured.