Q In the last 18 months, I’ve run three marathons. As a result, though, my times have gone backwards for 10K and half-marathon. I thought that all the training I’ve been doing would make me faster – what am I doing wrong?A Firstly, you need to ask

.As the training progresses, you should have the feeling of building up strength, because of your increased mileage. However, you’re allowed one low-mileage week as a recuperation phase before doing a serious race over 10 miles or 10K.Above all, you’ve got

’t recommend going beyond a 10K, and even then we’d suggest you do a 5K as a practice race first. We’d probably suggest you run for 6-12 weeks before you think about a 5K; two to four months before a 10K, and four to six months before a half-marathon. We

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with her Garmin Forerunner 405 over the past few weeks and is now starting to prepare herself for the schedule in the New Year. Hopefully, in addition to working towards her sub-5:00 marathon target, she can also do serious damage on her 5K, 10K and half

accounts is eating their dust in the office 10K. Others would just like to be a better, fitter, stronger version of themselves. Either way, goal setting is the way to keep your training moving forward, whatever your level. The Nike+ website (nikerunning

'd recommend getting in a few 5K, 10K, half marathons etc before you try a marathon."Every RW member knows that it's a bad idea to run any marathon when you've got barely any running experience and have done precious little training. The pulling power of London

connective tissue. Dr Cardinale advises, "At this stage, you need to look at performance indicators – such as a build-up 5K or 10K – see what happens in those races, and judge how well your schedule is working based on those." Phase 4: Race timeIf you

-time racers, or an equally difficult distance to master for an experienced athlete.Training Schedules | 10 Steps to 5K Success10K The UK’s most popular racing distance - a logical step-up from the shorter 5K, or a testing time trial for the more fleet

, while peaking for two marathons that are one month apart isn't.Schedule tune-up races so you can peak at two different distances within weeks of each other. Try running a hard 5K two weeks before a goal 10K, or a hard half-marathon four weeks before a