15 stone beginner…A delay before losing weight…Eating for energy and weight lossHalf a stone that just won't shiftLosing weight and getting back to running - a long thread!Over-weight beginner - help!Runner's World is grateful to Ashley, Foxy

At the last count, 132,000 runners had posted 1.6 million messages between them on the Runner's World forum. That's a ton of useful tips!Our readers already helped us pick out some of the best threads (or 'conversations'). Now we've gone a step

start with a walk/run programme. That means alternating two minutes walking with one or two minutes jogging; go for 10-20 minutes the first time, then build it up over a period of weeks, gradually increasing the total time and the proportion of running

Here are the schedules for the pace groups for the Robin Hood Half-Marathon.RUNNER’S WORLD will have pace groups of 1:30, 1:45, 2:00 and 2:15 at the race.Refer to the pace charts for exact speeds.1:30 pace | 1:45 pace | Beginner's pacePace ChartBEGINNER

Tue Run 9 mins, walk 1 min. Do 3 times Wed Rest Thu Run 12 mins, walk 2 mins. Do twice then run for 5 mins Fri Rest Sat Rest Sun Run 8 mins, walk 2 mins. Do 3 timesWEEK SIX Mon Rest Tue Run 15 mins, walk 1 min. Do twice Wed Rest Thu

salespeople who are themselves runners and who understand the particular needs of beginners. If you need a recommendation of a shop, ask on our general forums. When you shop for shoes, do these three things: (1) Go late in the day, when your feet

you expect to return. Carry some identification and 10p for a phone call.DO watch out for cars, and don’t expect drivers to watch out for you. Always run facing traffic so that you can see cars approaching. When crossing a junction, make sure you

Welcome to Adobe GoLive 5Six months ago, Philippa Braidwood, Kerry Neale and Phil Wilson were complete beginners. On April 18, all three successfully completed the Flora London Marathon. We caught up with them, and their coach Keith Anderson

reason, don’t proceed to the next week, but repeat the one you should have done. It may mean you have to miss half or all of the two-week module in Weeks 13/14, but at least you’ll have built up to the ‘plateau of fitness’ in the right way

of 2005, when she read an article in Runner’s World about ultra-running, and decided to give it a try.“I followed the RW training programme exactly,” she says. Six months later, she successfully completed the Compton Downland Challenge, a 40-mile race