Strength exercises are a further, low-impact way of building power. Miling will raise you onto your toes more than longer races, so concentrate on calf raises and, for propulsive power, half squats. Work without weights at first, in three sets of 15 repetitions each

Standfirst: Author: Joe DunbarPics:Issue date: Racing secrets bookletKeywords:uan60-->Training for the mile is something you’ve probably never dreamt of doing, but the change of focus and the variety in the schedule can be fun, and may also yield

Butterflies in your stomach, waves of nausea and a dry, prickly mouth – sound depressingly familiar? Well, for this week’s questioner, enough is enough - she wants to know how she can nip her race-day anxieties in the bud and get on with enjoying