Standfirst: 16-week Get You Round scheduleAuthor: John BinghamPics:Issue date: Feb-May01Keywords:uan133-->This month we begin preparing, as beginners and slower runners, to get round the marathon. The goal is simple: to line up healthy and well

realised I needed a target, a tangible goal to aim for. Once I’d picked a goal race, I started to follow a schedule and added structure to my training. Every session had a reason behind it. Surprisingly, I found that running to a plan was really enjoyable

have long enough before your race, you can start to add a little speedwork to your schedule once you reach a regular 16-20 miles a week. The benefits of speedwork far outweigh the small amount of time that you put into it, and it works for every level

of running colleagues and the benefits of belonging to a club – the chance to be coached, the impetus it gives your race schedule, the social opportunities and the travel. More importantly, things that sometimes didn’t seem worth the effort when I ran on my

. Here are three ways of finding that target, both for speedwork and racing.1. By feelThe best option for beginners. If you’re running 400m repetitions on a track, for instance (the ideal venue), simply ask yourself ‘could I complete three more laps

using the basic ingredients of 10K training, do I need a 10K schedule at all?A:No, but the great thing about 10K training is that you can use it as the basis for all-round running fitness, as well as for specific targets. It has all the ingredients

camps offer a busy schedule of organised runs, coaching and cross-training, such as yoga or pilates classes, and you'll have the benefit of expert coaching and individual advice, as well as a slew of fellow runners to keep you company. The RW spring

a few seconds to a few minutes each, during a normal run) for variety. Alternate hard and easy days. For beginners, most easy days will be days off running altogether. For other runners, the rule is simply not to schedule speedwork sessions or long

, always ending with a walking segment to cool down."2. Use our run/walk scheduleHere's our 10-week run/walk schedule. Aim to run at a pace where you can easily hold a conversation - and do it three days a week, with rest days in between. Over time, you

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