once the gun goes on April 25! Q. I am really panicking about falling behind - my schedule doesn't include running longer than an hour between now and the marathon. Won't I lose endurance and speed? tinka A. Your taper sounds very sensible. Trust

while ago we were kicking around training and racing ideas for the 10K. On the staff are runners aiming to break 32 minutes – and some who will be lucky to go under the hour! But we were all asking the same questions, so we decided to get some tips from

Speedwork must form part of every runner’s programme, because at some stage in a race you have to run fast, and to win races you usually need to finish faster than the other runners. The questions are what you should do and how much you should do

Is giving up caffeine really worth the pain? Plenty of you responded to my question, even though last week saw me struck down by a brain malfunction that meant Reader to Reader included a link to the wrong forum thread. That's what coffee withdrawal

This week’s questioner has finally decided to kick the weed in order to improve her running times. Trouble is, she’s worried the cravings will get the better of her and she’ll lapse back into old habits. What’s your advice to help keep her motivated

, to speed up recovery? Also, once it has healed, what can I do to strengthen it for the future? Not being able to run for a month has been one of the most frustrating things I've endured! Ash MannA. If you've hurt your hip, you need to look at the cause

animals and like to do things together. Our hunter-gatherer ancestors didn’t run alone and neither should we.7. Make time to runIf you use lack of time as an excuse for not running, sit down and ask yourself a few questions. Am I really working all

runs are the single most important session you can do to improve your speed for any race distance. "There’s no beating the long run for pure endurance," says Tanser. "But tempo running is crucial to racing success because it trains your body to sustain

!  No matter how many times people have questioned, "What time did you do it in?", I feel time is actually irrelevant for such an event.  In fact, an event is the wrong word, as training for this "fun run" started in over 3 months ago.  Maybe we should call

't improve when time is limited.TRAINING SMART      Plenty of triathletes with full-time jobs and families have gone on to achieve great things in endurance sport. James Gilfillan, for instance, is a busy town planner for Poole Council in Dorset. He