regularly isn’t going to make you a faster or stronger runner, but not drinking will make you slower and weaker.Sean Fishpool Running life: Runs five times per week; ran a 1:19 half-marathon in 2000. Years running: 11 To do your hard runs hard, you have

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and the city centre. And, of course, after the Games the athletes' village will become homes for 10,000 underprivileged people. As the plan is for the London Games to be held in an area of the capital that is ripe for regeneration, I don’t see why we shouldn

and tracks that were supposed to lead us to the ridge of the Malverns.Steeple chase: the race was run against a backdrop of villages, churches and rolling hillsI suppose propelling us up a 1:4 incline bearing 10kg rucksacks at the height of a heatwave

for a 45-minute run two or three times a week, shoot for shorter sessions of 15-20 minutes, but run most days.16 Veteran runners looking to get stronger should focus on two 'key' runs every week, sessions where they really push. Try a one-hour interval

3:00 TO 4:00 (Page 1) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -->-->Batfink, 3:00:42The best moment: feeling like a proper athlete crossing Tower Bridge and taking the time to look at the crowds that seemed to be 20 deep in all places. Oh, and running

. Keep your heart rate 10 to 15 beats per minute lower than your normal training heart rate. On recovery days, make plans to run with someone who is generally slower than you. Hold back and let them take the lead during the entire run. If all else fails

……again!, Mij tells us: ‘At 43 and 15st I ran the Lake Vrynwy Half in 1:52. I enjoyed it, having run a negative split, but somehow it left me flat (probably because I compare it to when I was 27, 14st and did 1:35), and as I said I haven't run since.‘I'm now 45

heart rate that you're aiming for (eg 60 per cent for an easy run would be 150 x 0.60 = 90), and add it to your resting heart rate: 90 + 56 = 146. The final figure is your working heart rate. Sample Sessions: 60% Recovery run - this will feel slow

Trail races Name Eric Hardwick MBE, Hastings Lions Club Organises Hastings Half-Marathon (since 1984) Name Mike Gratton, 2:09 Events Organises Tens of races each year, including the Salomon South Downs Marathon, London’s Great Gorilla Run and the Jersey