and targets, and enter events? How do you help a 12-year-old through the low times and disappointment?"– Raymond McMillan (by email)Your best answersMake it an enjoyable family activityMy two daughters aged 11 and 14 have come running with me – just light

an entry form in, you have effectively entered the lottery. There are roughly 20,000 places available for the general public after taking into account GFA [good for age], charity and club places. In most years about 100,000 entries are received, so chances

. The main problem is that it takes ages getting them in and out, because I get so little practice. But it is really great being able to see in the rain, and I'm sure it has often been a deciding factor for getting me out of the door on a wet day. In fact I

in the first placeInjuries don't happen, they are caused. They are most frequently caused by overuse at any age. The answer is not to cause them. Recovery from hard effort takes longer as you get older (as does recovery from injury) so you just have to ease off

and looks after mini Tweety (aged 3) and I take her when he takes his son (aged 11) to the cinema. Running gives me time to myself and keeps the baby blubber off. Offer to look after baby while your wife has a lie-in or a bath, and she looks after the baby

approach to running and food, and it also helped me regain confidence and a social life. – Duck GirlFood is fuel for runningAfter I had my daughter at age 23, life felt totally out of control and my eating disorder became quite serious. The when I started

it." Julz wrote: "First run in over two months for 200 Minutes," and clairster said: "I had a fab run, one of the best I have had in ages."Target? What target?The 200-mile and £200 targets were quickly smashed. By midday, members had covered more than

with recovery. Much better than staying indoors and feeling miserable for not training. Anything on the chest at all, DON'T RUN! – XL-manAh, glad this came up. Mini Tweety has just given me her cold – my first one in ages. I like the idea of going out for a walk

to remember Saucony were OK, and NB. Nike? Forget it. – HugeIn a Westernised society such as ours we would agree that making people work at a very young age for a poor wage is uncalled for, but it's more accepted in other parts of the world where the economoy

: 'Sing a song, say something'. I can't always talk if I'm working hard, so if he just tells a joke it takes my mind off it. I count as well, and sing to myself. Singing can get annoying because I find myself repeating the same song over and over for ages