Q Last year I achieved my marathon PB of 2:53, and immediately started wondering what I should do next. I have run several marathons, but rarely more than two in a season. I’d like to do a few shorter runs, but with all the training I’m doing

, the marathon seems nothing. However, you have to respect your body and allow it to get used to the idea gradually. Best of luck!—Bruce Tulloh, who took just 65 days to run across the USA in 1969

is worth up to four miles of running, and if you make the cycling hard enough the more you’ll benefit from it.—Bruce Tulloh, RW Coaching Editor

, then increase the pace.—Bruce Tulloh, coach

they start to seize up.Thirdly, there is distance runner’s speed. The marathon runner may say, “he’s got more speed than me – he can run sub-30 minutes for 10K”. This relates to the runner’s oxygen intake.We can only start with what we’ve got, and those of us