-squats or use the leg-press machine at the gym."Marc Strong, 37. Years running: 20Go for quantity time "If you’re preparing for a marathon and your goal is simply to finish, emphasise mileage quantity, not quality. Quality only comes into play when aiming for a

occurred for me in the middle of a marathon relay. My mother, my son and I were a team. Being the ‘real’ runner, I completed the first 13.9-mile leg. My son, blessed with youth and enthusiasm, had the 9.3 miles in the middle, and my mother, claiming

the pressures of training, from the demands of travel and schedules, and allowing ourselves the simple pleasure of the most fundamental aspect of being a runner: running.That day, I learned that I have more in common with a sub-three-hour marathoner than

where you’ve been, where you are, and where you want to be. John Bingham, aka the Penguin, writes our monthly column, ‘The Penguin Chronicles’. He has broken five hours for the marathon and since 1998 has taken our Get-You-Round Team in Training pace

This section is adapted from No Need For Speed - A Beginner's Guide To The Joy Of Running, by John Bingham. Buy this book!Many adult-onset athletes believe that living an active lifestyle would be easier if they could trade the body they have

It might sound too good to be true, but this simple training technique can increase your endurance and calorie-burning, decrease injuries and help you to run faster.Going For Goals 10 first-time running goals - and how to achieve them.The Total Beginner

. I enjoyed it, and I soon became fitter, but then the improvement stopped. I realised I needed a target, a tangible goal to aim for. Once I’d picked a goal race, I started to follow a schedule and added structure to my training. Every session had a

For one brief moment, probably while endorphins were still pumping through your body after a good run, you flirted with the idea of doing a marathon. Then the endorphins disappeared and the reality of training for four months and trying to squeeze

For one brief moment, probably while endorphins were still pumping through your body after a good run, you flirted with the idea of doing a marathon. Then the endorphins disappeared and the reality of training for four months and trying to squeeze

off injury and time on the bench, exercise first-timers looking to shed excess pounds once and for all – more and more people are succumbing to the tri fever currently sweeping the nation.Going For GoalsThe UK tri season runs from April to October