you’ve run lately, the more likely you are to hurt yourself by doing too much, too soon. That’s why it’s so important to set two related goals as you start or restart your running programme – to maximise improvements, and to minimise injuries. You win

of it when they’re working towards something specific," he says. "And a 5K race is an attainable goal for any runner."Plus, there’s the 'fun factor', says Jeff Galloway, coach and author of Running: Getting Started. "My favourite thing about 5K races

off injury and time on the bench, exercise first-timers looking to shed excess pounds once and for all – more and more people are succumbing to the tri fever currently sweeping the nation.Going For GoalsThe UK tri season runs from April to October

for smaller, more achievable goals. Consequently, I failed to achieve in six months what I had expected to be doing easily within six weeks, and felt demoralised. Once I’d learnt to set myself attainable targets, my enthusiasm returned; and by focusing purely

.Periodisation Carefully planned training schedule, focusing on different training elements in turn and culminating with a specific competitive goal.Pull Swimming exercise using a float between your feet/legs, leaving only your arms free to pull you through the water

10 weeks. On the other hand, the less you’ve run lately, the more likely you are to hurt yourself by doing too much, too soon. That’s why it’s so important to set two related goals as you start or restart your running programme – to maximise

the privilege of age, took the final three miles.Aged 26, 48 and 69, we had a common goal. For a few hours on a cold morning in November, the generational roles were eliminated. We were not just a mother, a father and a son – we were teammates. We were

, these runners cling to their fantasy race. The trouble is, in the fantasy race the weather is perfect, the course is clear and fast, and all the other runners are having bad days.It’s not enough for these runners to complete a race or reach a desired time goal

marathon, and even more remarkable in that this was my third London event. It’s the one that I’ve run the most times, the course with which I am most familiar, and the event where I now identify most closely with the participants. My goal in any marathon

runner began in a similar way to my life as a labourer. I looked outside myself for guidance. I tried to meet goals that were set for me. I was overwhelmed with ‘shoulds’. And I was overcome with fatigue. It wasn’t until I began to ‘work my shovel’ as a