This week's problem is one that many runners will recognise: How do you cope with being a "beginner" again after injury?"I used to be a half-decent runner. I've run seven marathons with a PB of 3:36, and loads of half marathons and 10Ks
This week's reader completed the London Marathon using a run/walk strategy – but she now wants to cut out the walks altogether, and it's not proving too easy. Can you offer any advice? "I'm getting really annoyed with myself. I trained for FLM using the run-walk method and succes...
is one beginner who's wondering whether to take the plunge. "Should I fill in the form or dream on until next year???" he asked a couple of weeks ago, kicking off the Should I enter?! thread in the Flora London Marathon forum. Ashapalan has only been
total beginner. I'm looking to build lung capacity and cardio-vascular fitness rather than calorie-burning. I run on a treadmill rather than road, and it's part of my gym programme which mostly consists of resistance machines. I'm a non-smoker, 5
Ease into your running planHave you had a chance to look at the beginners' training plans on this site (the grey training tab at the top)? Going straight in to three 30-min sessions is quite a strong start, and it's important not to get injured at this stage
you itching to join the Abingdon action, make sure to get your entry in extra-early next year!The Secret of Abingdon's Success: What You SaidRun Around: "A must race for every marathoner - elite to beginner!"Blackers: "This is an excellent event
, but only so I can get to the gym/race/work. I keep it as light as possible. If I could ditch the pack, I would. – coughie I'm training for a half Ironman, and I run once a week with my wife. She's a beginner and runs at a far slower pace than me, so
out to support it year and after year and make the GNR what it is – a great day out!"And that, it seems, is what brings tens of thousands of runners – beginners, elites, veterans, fundraisers and the rest of us – flocking to enter every year. First
time, there's some evidence that human skeletal muscle switches fibre types from "fast" to "slow" due to training. But how's a beginner to know which race length suits their biology best? Probably a case of experimenting with different distances. I
bikes are for ponces, so you don't want to get one of those anyway. There are a lot of books with triathlon training plans out there, or you could try BeginnerTriAthlete.com. Also pop over to the IM 2007 training thread. A lot of people talk training
