it became obsessive. OK, I'm never going to win anything, but I have got satisfactory results from such training. My PBs are 1:37 for a half-marathon (four runs per week), and 3:52 for the marathon. – Mr BumpUse your past experience to inform the present

before my first marathon (Amsterdam 2006), I averaged three runs per week and a total weekly mileage of about 25 miles. I did the marathon in 2:57. A typical running week for me at that time involved one track session, one hilly run and one long run

she will battle it out for the 5,000m and 10,000m international titles. A natural successOne of the most remarkable aspects of Ceal’s achievement is undoubtedly the speed with which she’s risen to the top. Indeed, other than training for a half-marathon