easier. I routinely schedule a sports massage every other week, and more often if something hurts, or if an important race is coming up. Massages are good for repairing sore muscles and preventing injuries. And they just plain relax you.Do it yourself

, allowed someone else to convince them, that they should be on some “progress timetable”. The timetable may be a vague, ill-defined one, or a schedule they’ve read or heard about. Whichever it is, they’re certain that they’re falling further and further

. b)No. When I go to bed that night, I'd much rather have gone for my run than met a -social obligation.c)No. I'm due to meet the gang for a run, then go out for beer and pizza. d)Yes. I'll rearrange my schedule and make up for the run tomorrow.A pain

close to the target, and we reached 20 miles in 2.59.01 - 59 seconds faster than the schedule - or 3 seconds a mile too fast.Trouble was that by then there was only AJH, ICRAM, Blond Dog and me left :(Next thing I knew, a mile later, I was on my own

As runners, we all want to increase our endurance, but we’re often referring to different things. While the beginner often wants to go further – from two miles to four miles, then to six, more experienced runners don’t see much point in running

on even bigger hills for a few weeks. That little, regular hill has been a breeze ever since,” says Amy Smith, from Preston.16. Play by your own rules “As a beginner, to keep running tell yourself, ‘I only have to run as far and as fast as I want to, but I

a record number of absolute beginners. The Zurich adventure all started a year ago with a call for new shipmates to join the Pirates on their 2009 voyage to Ironman Switzerland (IMCH). Since then, the plucky IM virgins who heeded the call – and a

Half-Marathon champion Paula Radcliffe, “because I never know when I’ll be racing.” Sanderson also plans her schedule around events. “I do my long run on a Sunday, unless I’m racing.” she says.Fuel For The RunEarly-morning long runs make it hard

and a training schedule with them. She decided to join them to train, and they soon became regular training partners and good friends.Atkinson found her new friends were especially helpful during long Sunday runs. “The chaps really help me with my form

– but the advantages go both ways. "Whatever your standard or fitness level, mentoring a beginner or someone less experienced than you can help you refine your own thoughts and understand your own running better," explains coach Richard Holt from Momentum Sports. "It