Women's Fitness

FUEL YOUR RUNS!

Running makes you hungry, whatever level you are. But, as author of new book Cook, Eat, Run, Charlie Watson (aka @therunnerbeans) found out the hard way, you have to fuel yourself properly – eating a packet of biscuits after runs made her put on weight.

Smarter training and eating followed, as did significantly quicker marathon finishing times, and Charlie, who’s recently qualified as a dietician, has now created her own recipe book with sections

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