to overtiredness and injury.I recommend that you enter some races after a few weeks, especially if you haven’t raced before. Run in a 10K as if you were doing the first half of a half-marathon, without putting pressure on yourself.By the later stages

will be three days a week, with an average weekly mileage of 15 miles.Week OneThis Week’s TargetYour first week’s target is to run just inside goal half-marathon pace for 10K. This may be difficult if you are below normal fitness when beginning the schedules

at race pace, then 2M jog 5M easy, inc 6 x 30 secs fast Rest 3M, in race kit Race dayHalf-Marathon Race PreparationAlthough nothing like as taxing as a full marathon, the 21K distance does need to be treated with respect, particularly if the weather is hot

days a week, with an average weekly mileage of 25 miles.Week OneThis Week’s TargetYour first week’s target is to run just inside goal half-marathon pace for 10K. This may be difficult if you are below normal fitness when beginning the schedules, or easy

days a week, with an average weekly mileage of 30 miles.Week OneThis Week’s TargetYour first week’s target is to run just inside goal half-marathon pace for 10K. This may be difficult if you are below normal fitness when beginning the schedules, or easy

will be at least five days a week, with an average weekly mileage of 35 miles.Week OneThis Week’s TargetYour first week’s target is to run just inside goal half-marathon pace for 10K. This may be difficult if you are below normal fitness when beginning

week, with an average weekly mileage of 40 miles.Week OneThis Week’s TargetYour first week’s target is to run just inside goal half-marathon pace for 10K. This may be difficult if you are below normal fitness when beginning the schedules, or easy if you

days a week, with an average weekly mileage of 50 miles.Week OneThis Week’s TargetYour first week’s target is to run just inside goal half-marathon pace for 10K. This may be difficult if you are below normal fitness when beginning the schedules, or easy

Q I’ve been running for a couple of years and I’m now quite used to doing 10Ks (my PB is 48 minutes). I’m seriously considering trying a half-marathon, but I don’t know what time to aim for and I’m wondering whether I should do an intermediate

, while the start area, which had no time pens and mixed runners from half-marathon and the 7.2K mini-marathon together, was chaotic. But if you want a fast race in a beautiful city just a couple of hours away, look no further. Register for next year