Nutrition

Lymphocytes, immunoglobulins, and running

You run the best track workout of your life. Four repeat miles, and you feel like Moses Kiptanui. You hang around in your sweat-drenched...

Fat facts

Burn fat. Lose fat. Fat free. Fat-related messages bombard us constantly. Yet, much of what is written about fat metabolism is hogwash....

EPO: Illegal, effective, and deadly

The scandals that plagued the 1998 Tour de France largely surrounded the systematic abuse of the synthetic hormone EPO to improve...

Eat, drink and finish strong

You train for 5 months for the big day. You've done 23 long runs, worn out the inside lane on your local track, spent a small fortune on...

The dangers of dehydration

Summer is here, along with the twin menaces of heat and humidity. Running in the heat can quickly lead to dehydration, which ranks up...