'm confident Lucy will achieve her goal in London.Gareth says: Lucy has had a slow couple of weeks due to illness. Conversations on her thread have centred on the fine balance between energy consumption and weight loss. Lucy is cautious not to take on too many

: When I first met Christina, she was averaging less than 50 miles a week. One of my challenges has been to increase her mileage but not at the expense of two quality sessions a week. It has been quite a balancing act, but four weeks into the programme

. Height can be important but you still fundamentally need to be able to move your legs quickly - and that comes from genes and training. fat buddha The longer your legs are, the more effort it takes to move them, so it balances out. Plus taller people

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the performance targets set by UK Athletics performance director Dave Collins before the tournament is finely balanced. He demanded at least 14 top-8 finishes from our athletes, and within that at least three medals. Our girls have helped us achieve the medals

, and Richard should take heart - the last few long runs are in sight. The next few weeks are all about holding on to form, fitness and focus. Richard needs to listen to his body closely, and maintain a careful balance between complacency and pushing too hard

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. On balance, I think its about an even swap, don't you? - DadOfTwoI'm afraid the days of the plucky Brits winning gold medals on a diet of bread and dripping whilst doing their training between shifts down the local pit have long gone. It costs hard cash. Jon