K pace to increase stride power. Sometimes you need to run longer and a little slower, to sustain 5K pace better. And sometimes you need to run right at 5K pace, to become more efficient."SUMMER ACHIEVEMENT: Ran a 10K or half-marathon AUTUMN GOAL

-footed.Training Schedules | 10K Q&As10-mile Often described as the perfect blend of speed and endurance – short enough to run hard, long enough to brag about.Training SchedulesHalf-marathon Suitable for those with a few short distance races under their belts already

’ve never done a marathon so I don’t know. The second half will be…tough. So what’s your training been like? The marathon is 14 weeks from tomorrow, so… Oh, damn. Wow.Are you training within a 16-week plan? No. We wanted to, but the travel schedule

and lots of speedwork I was getting fed up with doing a session 'because it was on the schedule', or because everyone else was doing it. Having two disappointing marathons made me think about base-building, and it's opened up a whole new lease of life

but it keeps me motivated," he says. "As long as I’m improving, I’m happy." Constant improvement is the aim, and Agyei has a pragmatic approach. "If I stop improving at shorter distances I might start running half-marathons," he laughs. His PE teacher would

it a try. Strike a balance between... Running & strength workRunning will develop your lower-body muscles, but doesn’t do much for your top half. Strengthening neglected upper-body muscles will make you fitter in the fullest sense. Schedule time with a

, but there is nothing like running a short, fast race to boost your confidence and make you feel better about your running. If you are used to running halfs or marathons, even a 10K can do this for you, although something shorter like a mile race or 5K is the perfect

' mileage, his rate of return is impressive: he has recorded a 1:22 half-marathon and a 37:07 10K so far this year."I do fairly well on little training," Pete admits. "But the old cliché that you get out what you put in is certainly true." With a background

. So stop making excuses and go running. 1 Make time in your schedule for a run every other day with your most important client – yourself. Do this first thing, at the start of the week, before the blank spaces start filling up with other priorities.2

string of enviable road race times have earnt her the title of premier LV65 (Ladies Veteran 65+) over 10K, 5K and half-marathon in the UK.Three months from now she will be toeing the line in Italy for the World Masters Track and Field Championships, where