weights, aerobics, swimming or mountain biking. If youre committed to doing long runs in marathon preparation, then plan to go somewhere different every couple of weeks. Get someone to drop you 10 miles from home so that youre not going over the same old
and you'll be less likely to find yourself negotiating. "When I'm training for a race, I see my training sessions as building blocks," says Patricia O'Brien, an experienced marathon runner arid website editor. "If I don't complete a long run, I'll just
. Hopefully, I've learned from my experiences and now I can go in with more confidence.You always seem to be an athlete with a clear goal. What is it at the moment?Just to focus on the World Championships, not to have any distractions and to stay injury free
, others using it just to stretch out their legs in company, and still others making it the focus of their whole season. It’s not just the race that’s versatile either: 10K training fits in with more other running goals than any other distance
helpful regular addition to a training propgramme, particularly if you're training for an endurance event, such as a half or full marathon.Injury treatmentSports massage can also be used to treat specific soft tissue injuries and a wide variety
Your fame doesn’t end on marathon day - come and tell the world how the FLM 2008 was for you! Simply drop us a line with your story and we'll add it to our growing gallery of reader reports below.Here's an idea of the sort of questions you could
at Pikes, I’d entered on a whim, overconfident and undertrained, and I’d lumbered to the finish line, 13.3 miles and 7,815 feet above the start, thoroughly spanked. The next year, I'd come prepared to expect a finish time akin to a road marathon. I'd upped
) .IronmanBrand name of global series of triathlon events comprising a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile cycle, and 26.2-mile run (marathon).KKick boardA float you grip with your hands in the pool, while your legs do all the workLLactate ThresholdThe highest level
, for example strength training or a tempo run, during the week. The RAF were very supportive and I could sometimes take a couple of hours for lunch, so I could fit in a half-marathon, as you do.Weekends were always really full on. The year before I’d completed
to the programme and the goal is improved running. But it combines the main principles of cross-training, good health, time management and stress reduction as well. Which is precisely why it works.Feel free to adapt the programme to your own needs. Some of us need
