Only have time to skim read at the mo, sorry! Just dropping in to say I did my first coached track session on Tuesday in the pouring rain and was given a 10k training session to do (not sure why given I'm racing 3000m today and a marathon next weekend, but heigh-ho). It was 1 x 1600m, 3 x 1000m, 4 x 400m. Would have to check my stats for the recoveries but they seemed fairly long. It was HARD. I thought my legs might drop off. Loved it though.
Mennania - I didn't cough when I was running either, for the first week or so. Then one night I went out and coughed and snotted the whole way round. Kill or cure I thought. It was 'kill'. Beware!