race in Brussels in August 2007, which means they have to run well at the Flora London Marathon at the end of the month.And then there are other runners like Eric, who rolls out of bed on Monday and decides he's going to race a 5K on Sunday after

in a speed session-104-180Easy - a gentle jog-138-148Slow - conversational pace -146-156Steady - a comfortable, but purposeful, pace. -158-168Brisk (or Threshold (THR)) - around your target pace-174-182 Fast-10K-180-188Fast-5K-186-194Fast

Q I don’t race longer than 10K. Do my training runs need to be any longer than this distance? A Yes – longer runs are beneficial, even for 5K and 10K runners, because there is a relationship between endurance and speed. Although a lot shorter than a

before a 10K, half-marathon, or marathon. The pace in these longer races will seem slow and easy by comparison.Goal: 5K for fun and fitnessHow often: Sixteen to 20 times per year.Why: If you hate speedwork, run a 5K every other week or so. It will help

half-marathon, marathon and 10K pace (6:30, 7:30 and 6:00 respectively) per minute 30 mins easy or rest 45 mins, including 30 mins of hills or fartlek 1 hr 50 mins slow (8:00) or 10K race Week 4 (w/c Aug 11) Rest 10 mins warm-up, then 16 x 200m at 5K

the key running muscles, joints and ligaments. Your easy pace is equivalent to your 5K race pace, plus 90 to 120 seconds per mile. (If you race 5Ks at eight-minute-mile pace, your EZ pace is 9:30 to 10:00-minute miles.)Run a weekly long run that amounts

30 mins easy or rest 10 mins warm-up, then 16 x 200m at 5K pace (6:30) starting every minute (2 sets of 8 with 400m recovery between) then 10 mins cool-down Rest 2 hours slow (8:00 - 9:00) Week 5 (w/c Aug 18) Rest 10 mins warm-up, then 4 x 2K at 10K

-down 65 mins easy 40 mins, including 20 mins at half-marathon pace (8:00) 30 mins easy or rest 110 mins slow (9:00 - 10:00) RestWeek 4 (w/c Aug 11) Rest 10 mins warm-up, then 14 x 200m at 5K pace (7:45) starting every minute (2 sets of 7 with 400m

mins alternating between half-marathon pace (11:00) and jog recovery pace (12:00 - 13:00) per minute Rest 20 mins easy or rest 75-80 mins slow (11:00 - 12:00) Week 3 (w/c Aug 4) Rest 10 mins warm-up, then 10 x 400m at 5K pace (sub-10:00) with 1-min

(10:00 - 10:30) Rest 30 mins easy or rest 75 mins slow (11:00 -12:00) Week 3 (w/c Aug 4) Rest 10 mins warm-up, then 8 x 2 mins at 5K pace (8:45 - 9:00) with 1-min recoveries, then 10 mins cool-down Rest 40 mins, including 15 mins at half