quicker as it's not used to the surface."Barden offers Paula Radcliffe's experience in the marathon at the Beijing Olympics as an example of what can go wrong. "She had not done much road work - she was forced to cross-train due to a leg injury - and she

speed as you progress through the weeks.”3. Less swimming and  running but still a great workoutSwim session“This session has less swimming than you might expect, but this is compensated by the injury prevention for the shoulders, the core work

as you progress through the weeks."Less swimming and running but still a great workoutSwim session"This session has less swimming than you might expect, but this is compensated by the injury prevention for the shoulders, the core work and stretching

-minded runners after months of training alone on the streets.I loved the virtually uninterrupted applause around the course and the generosity of the general public. I was humbled by seeing collapsed runners being attended to by the St John Ambulance teams

– From the Forum first.)We've grouped the tips into these categories, all on this page:General | Long runs | Speedwork | Hillwork | Heart rateThe name of each tip-giver - each of whom we salute - prefaces each one, and you can click through to the whole

feeling good it’s easy to push and push, but a failure to listen amid the excitement can lead to fatigue, below-par performances or injury and illness. It's better to hold back and simmer.  Don’t overreach at this stage in your training. With only a few

the transition from unbeatable cyclist to first-time marathoner was tougher than he expected. He was nursing some nagging little injuries, and at the Nike-Apple press conference he talked about how "music can help with boredom that comes with running." From

capacity."—Dr Owen Anderson, running researcher18. Don't force it"Overly aggressive stretching can actually increase your injury risk."—Tim Noakes, author of Lore of RunningADVANCED TRAINING19. Mind not grind"Any idiot can train himself into the ground

into the no-pain, no-gain trap. They train too hard. You know what comes next; burnout, fatigue, injury.Some runners make the opposite mistake. They don’t train hard enough. Their speciality is junk mileage – running so slowly that they receive little

UAN: 167 Article type:--Most of us can come up with plenty of reasons to avoid speedwork: we might say it hurts; it increases our chances of picking up an injury; it makes us too tired for our other runs… the list is endless. The thing is, they