as many calories.How Do I Stay Motivated?Good goals are the secret of motivation, along with an eager training partner. By a good goal I mean something that is definite, attainable and personally worthwhile. Avoid targeting nebulous things like ‘getting

, the marathon seems nothing. However, you have to respect your body and allow it to get used to the idea gradually. Best of luck!—Bruce Tulloh, who took just 65 days to run across the USA in 1969

. Peter Clark put in a burst and got a gap open. I went after him, and suddenly it was just the two of us. I was feeling the strain with 600 metres to go, when he said, “You go on, Bruce,” and waved me on. Like a scared rabbit, I ran the last lap in 60