that regularly injects some fun into your routine and keeps you coming back for more. Include a speed workout only if your goal is to run faster.When to runRunning every other day allows 'weak links'  - your knees, feet, or hips - time to heal. Do slow, long runs

training for their first marathon, the long run might start in the 10- or 12-mile range and gradually progress over several months to distances approaching 20 miles.Also, some race experience at the 10-mile and half-marathon distances can serve as dress

trying. So my first step would be to add a shorter run to your weekly programme. You could replace one of your hour-long sessions with one of 20 minutes, or better still add it to your schedule as an extra run. If you have a heart-rate monitor use that

the speed by 0.2 or 0.3 km/h every minute for five to 10 minutes. Take a one-minute jog or walk recovery, then begin the next progression at the speed at which you left off. Again, increase by 0.2-0.3 km/h every minute for five to 10 minutes, jog for two

, 39. Years running: 25Think it, then do it"I ran my first 5K in April 2000, and my first marathon eight months later. In that time, I learned that running long distance is 90 per cent mental and 10 per cent physical. Be prepared to change both inside

-minute pickup at close to my 10K race pace. Since I do six running segments every hour, this amounts to 18 minutes of tempo running in the last hour of my long run. That’s a quality day.If you want to outdo me, fine. Increase your pickups to four, five or even

Standfirst: 10 first-time running goals – and how to achieve themAuthor: Issue date: aug98Keywords: -- 1. How to... Buy your first running shoeWith more than 150 different specialist running shoes to choose from, finding the right model can

and run at 65 per cent of your working heart rate. (To calculate effort based on your WHR, subtract your resting heart rate from your max – eg 200-40 = 160WHR. Then calculate 65 per cent of that = 104, and add it back onto your resting rate = 144 target

’ve ever been – write these long-term targets down somewhere and stick to them. Try to aim for specific targets – an exact weight or distance, in your case. You should also set short-term goals. For instance, your first target could be to run two miles

the run-walk method and successfully completed it in 6 hours. I would now like to run without the walking breaks, but I can't seem to phase them out. I can run for about 17 minutes in one go, but then I feel an overwhelming urge to walk. Can anyone please