Lucozade Sport offered one lucky parkrun runner the opportunity to win a place in the Bupa Great North Run, as part of Team Lucozade Sport. And the winner is...

Ian Glover

Congratulations to Ian. As well as a place in this prestigious race, taking place on Sunday 5th October 2008, Ian also receives:

• Three months worth of Lucozade Sport product in the form of Lucozade Sport’s Runners’ Training Pack - bulging with all of the high performance products to support his training
• A race-preparation seminar and training run with Liz Yelling, the Lucozade Sport inspirational running ambassador and Team GB member for the Beijing Olympics.
• Personal advice and tips from Lucozade Sport’s team of sport scientists, nutritionists and running experts
• Exclusive Nike kit and a Nike+ SuperBand

Make sure you have all the training, hydration and nutrition advice, plus training tools you need to take on the challenge of a half marathon at www.lucozadesport.com/running

Its official, summer is finally here!  So there is no better time to grab those running shoes and make the most of the warmer weather and longer days.  However, with the increase in temperature the body tends to sweat more, meaning vital fluids are lost when exercising.  Scientists (Cheuvront el al 2003) have shown that both physical and mental performance start to suffer when more than two per cent of total body weight has been lost from sweating.

Sweat is part and parcel of running and is the first in line of defence against over-heating.  But it comes at a price – the gradual loss of body fluid as sweating continues. So drinking the correct fluids to sustain sweat rates and fight dehydration is essential if runners of all abilities are going to get the most from their sport, and keep themselves fit and healthy this summer.

Have a look at our great running tools which include:

• personalised running coach – Designed for all levels of runners, the online running coach will provide you with a comprehensive 16 week training plan to make sure you achieve your goal time.
• pace bands – Pace bands are worn on the wrist and are an effective way of helping you to run an evenly paced race.
• race time predictor – The race time predictor allows you to enter an actual time that you have completed a particular race distance in and uses this to predict what you should be able to achieve for another distance.

At each of our partnered running events, the Lucozade Sport Performance Team (LSPT), made up of our dedicated team of sports scientists will be there to help you get more out of your running and improve your performance.  They are on hand to provide you with personal advice, tips and recommendations sharing their expert insight and knowledge surrounding all aspects of nutrition and hydration specifically for running.  You will also be able to learn more about hydration testing and body mass index (BMI) scores.

The LSPT will be visiting parkrun trials throughout the country.  Look out for them at your local parkrun trial:

7th June - Wimbledon Common
19th July - Bushy Park
9th August - Brighton
6th September - Leeds
11th October - Cardiff
1st November - Banstead Woods
6th December - Wimbledon Common

If you would like a sports scientist to visit your running club then please click here to request a visit.

All parkrun runners receive an exclusive 20% discount off the Lucozade Sport range.   Scientifically proven and contaminant-tested, our sports nutrition products can help improve your hydration strategy during training, in races and recovery.