to expect. Can you help this week’s questioner set realistic goals, and suggest how he might train to achieve them?"I ran my best 10K about 13 years ago, when I was 25, in 43 minutes. I've not done a huge amount of running since then due to work stuff

K pace to increase stride power. Sometimes you need to run longer and a little slower, to sustain 5K pace better. And sometimes you need to run right at 5K pace, to become more efficient."SUMMER ACHIEVEMENT: Ran a 10K or half-marathon AUTUMN GOAL

with an elite athlete taking PE lessons. To enter the Aviva Elevating Athletics fund competition, visit aviva.co.uk/athletics and tell us why your school deserves to win a £10K PE makeover.

Simon Lewis – I've realised that racing is more than just the sum of hard training miles. It's as much to do with the picture and images in my mind. Breaking 50 minutes for 10K was such a thrill that having done it once, I'm convinced I can run even quicker

goals that are reasonably challenging, yet achievable. Take a risk, but make it a calculated, achievable risk. Too timid You resolve to finish a 10K without walking, although you’ve already been there and done that. After succeeding, you resolve to do

jogging. Their mum wants to lose weight and run a 10K in April, and the girls wanted to help out. Running has helped build the girls' self confidence, without the peer pressure, embarrassment etc of organised school sports. As a whole family activity

of improvement we all have from the time we take up the sport. His upward curve was emphasised last year when he decided to run a 10K at short notice and knocked a minute off his PB, running 32:37. He is already one of the world’s fastest 1500m runners for his

" through "beat Dave in the club 10K" to "beach body by August". By including the reason for your training, you'll have a constant reminder of what all your effort is for. What hurts? Record any niggles or twinges in your training log and you could protect

and thinking, 'What's a fat lump like her trying to do?' I don't remember the end of my first run and I still don't know what made me put my trainers on again for a second time, but I did."My target was an autumn 10K, and although the furthest I'd run leading

continuous swim of 750m and the second, a 20K bike followed by a 5K run. For an intermediate, a December target could be a 1500m swim in 32 minutes, a 40K bike in 1:15 and a 10K run in 50 minutes. A good March target would be combining any two disciplines