. So once it's done, it's easy to think you can't keep it up, but you don't have to. There are plenty of short races to aim for, and they can be just as satisfying as the longer stuff. Why not pick a big local 5K or 10K? The training will be lighter

/cycling programme improved their 5K times by the same amount as those on a pure running-only programme. There was no advantage in adding extra running sessions over cycling sessions. This is useful because a high-intensity cycling session helps the runner develop

those 386 were 30 former street children who ran the 5K race. Then there was Sally Koroma, who crossed the finish line of the full 26.2-miler in 4:20, becoming the first-ever Salonean woman to run a marathon on home turf. She did this, by the way

experience. I trained for eight weeks using the Jo Friel book, and prior to that was regularly running 8 - 10K.But I did not run any further than 5K during training, so decided to do 10K today - I had to stop and walk twice! Gutted. I had high hopes

few others this morning - lovely weather, lovely route, lovely people. But after a measly 5K I had to bail out, completely exhausted! I know my body was probably just too tired, but I feel very battered and bruised and sorry for myself. Karen Ball 6

:45 in spring. how can I hit it in autumn?• Female, high-mileage: advice on getting from 3:26 to sub-3:15 marathonNUTRITION• What do elites drink in a marathon?• Nutrition: carbo-depletion/carbo-loadingMISC• Should I race a 5K and a half in the same week

'll be as welcoming as the ones I've tried. See full threadTrain by racingNick - Why not use 5K races as part of your training routine. I assume you don't enter them with the intention of winning, so why not enter them with the intention of adding them to your

hopelessly lost and running past a sewage works twice - ick.2010: running first marathon in under 4 hours?! Harriet_B What was hot: PB's for 5K, 4 miles, 10K and 10 miles. What was not: Being injured for months… 2010: run my first marathon in sub 3