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Peppermint tea can improve alertness

Want to improve your alertness and mood prior to training? Peppermint tea could be the answer
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Training: Turn up the heat

Warm weather work prepares athletes for altitude
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My killer session – Sonia O'Sullivan

One of Ireland's most decorated athletes, Sonia O'Sullivan gives AW a look into her 1993 diary at the training that saw her bring back a silver medal from the Stuttgart World Championships
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Defeat hip pain

Runners and jumpers are prone to trochanteric hip pain, a syndrome that is caused by inflammation of tendons. Physiotherapist Peter Jackson looks into the causes and treatment
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Psychology: Tune in, zone out

Training can be a solitary affair and Dr Josephine Perry looks at ways to make lone sessions more tolerable
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Club night - Serpentine Running Club

Serpentine Running Club bounced back from near extinction in the 1990s to become the largest athletics club in the country, says Ruth Jones
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Athlete insight - Allan Smith

High jump talent Allan Smith hopes to build on his UK rankings lead from 2015 and make the team for the Rio Olympics, writes Ruth Jones
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Watch out!

The AW testers take a look at some of the latest sports watches, activity trackers, GPS watches and heart-rate monitors
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Training: The double act

Training twice a day isn't just for elite distance runners. David Lowes looks at why and when it may be appropriate
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Nordic hamstring protection

Emerging evidence has suggested that short muscle-fibre lengths can increase the risk of hamstring injury
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On the couch: Overcoming setbacks

Part of our series on mental training for sport, the sport psychologist Dr Josephine Perry gives tips on overcoming setbacks to training
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Paper tape can prevent blisters

Blisters are the scourge of distance runners, with 40% being affected by them in some races, but using paper tape could help prevent them
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