Amy Bucci, Dartmouth CollegeStudying triathletes' body sizes, shapes and performance was central to the researchIf you are a marathon runner in search of a personal best, your body shape could be just as important as your training, analysis suggests.
A study of 170 Ironman contestants found tall, leggy runners performed better in warm climates, while shorter, stockier people had the upper hand in colder temperatures.
But the effect is seen in men only, the researchers say. Read More...
Former Lioness Alex Scott has confirmed her past relationship with her teammate Kelly Smith as she opened up about their romance for the first time in her memoir.
The footballer, 37, who played alongside Kelly, 43, for both England and Arsenal, candidly admitted that she was her ‘first love’ as she spoke of the ‘heartbreak’ that followed when they split.
In the book, titled How (Not) To Be Strong, Alex lifts the lid on her past and added that it would be ‘cheating’ to not include their time together as they helped each other face their demons. Read More...
The BBC has announced that June Brown, best known for her role as chain-smoking Dot Cotton, died at the age of 95.
On Sunday, the actress died at her home in Surrey with her family by her side.
Brown was born in Needham Market, Suffolk, on February 16, 1927, to Louisa Ann and Henry William Melton Brown. Her younger brother John Peter died at the age of 15 days from pneumonia in 1932, and her elder sister Marise died at the age of eight from a meningitis-like illness in 1934. Read More...