/22 miles, pm restMon am (30 mins easy), pm 45 mins steadyTue am (30 mins easy), pm 12 x 400 @ 3km pace, 200 jog rec.Wed am (30 mins easy), pm 10 miles – picking up pace. Thu am (30 mins easy), pm 8 x 1km @ 10km pace, 2 mins recovery.Fri am (30 mins easy

coaching the forum threeBecky Smith (aka Becky S): Age: 30PBs: half-marathon 1:47; marathon 3:30Targets sub-20 5K; Great North Run in 1.35; London Marathon 2005: 3:15 Mike thinks:Our first target is to work on leg speed. Read moreDawn (aka Hilly)PBs: 10K 42:06

him to raise his game to the next level - and it completely changed his life."I had a personal running blog like many people," says Powell. "Then, when I was at a 100-mile race back in 2007, I met a journalist who was writing about ultra-marathons. She

?Urban Road Runner Mike, you say you averaged 113 miles for two years. No cut-back weeks? Mike Gratton I hardly ever dropped below 100 miles a week except for marathons and the National XC. I won the 1982 Inter-counties 20 miles in 1:42 off a 100-mile week

and time management• Can I train for a 10K in summer then run a fast marathon?• Form/running style• How do you run over 100 miles a week?TRAINING COMPONENTS• Should I skip the "easy week" if I’m still feeling strong after a hard block of training? • I can

and time management• Can I train for a 10K in summer then run a fast marathon?• Form/running style• How do you run over 100 miles a week?TRAINING COMPONENTS• Should I skip the "easy week" if I’m still feeling strong after a hard block of training? • I can

(5k), 36:21 (10k during marathon), 58 (10m), 1:17 (1/2m) 1:36 (16m)] Mike Gratton I would use the period going into the summer to do a lot more interval work and try to improve your 10K times, since this will be key to achieving a faster marathon time

Q I’m a 53-year-old male who races all distances from 5K to the marathon. I train six days a week: four hard sessions, two easy ones, plus a rest day. Do you think this is too much for someone of my age?A The real key to making any training

osteoporosis.I’d be cautious about doing too much lifting in your marathon build- up, though. I’d recommend that you decrease the amount of strength training as the marathon build-up continues, and particularly as you reach the long runs near 20 miles

Q I suspect that I’m training too hard on my easy days. How do I know what pace I’m supposed to run at on those days, and what is the best way to make sure that I slow down?A Good question. On your easy days, your pulse should rise no higher than