Q I’m a 53-year-old male who races all distances from 5K to the marathon. I train six days a week: four hard sessions, two easy ones, plus a rest day. Do you think this is too much for someone of my age?A The real key to making any training

Q I started running two years ago and have increased my half-marathon pace from 9:30 miling to 7:30 miling. I have noticed recently that I’m using a longer, slower stride for both speedwork and general training, and my times have remained the same

and the other one is done as an interval session. For the threshold, or tempo, session, do one kilometre at an easy pace, then go straight up to your 10-mile to half-marathon race pace for three kilometres, with a one-kilometre cool-down. For the repetition

is it just a macho 'hey look at me' thing?"– Paul JohnsonYour answersRunning wearing a backpack trains you to run wearing a backpack. It's useful if you're doing military exercises or mountain marathons, but it doesn't confer any advantages otherwise. You

data and is a decent starting point for gauging an athlete's overall endurance potential. But any event over about 3000m is too long to sustain at 100 per cent of our maximum oxygen uptake. So marathoners and 10K fans alike need to know not just how

distance for running, whether you're doing a 5K or a marathon," says Minichiello. "Jess does very short speed reps and then 'over reps', where she runs further than the race distance.The short reps with long recoveries prime your  body for quick bursts

First Timer - SteveFollow on the forum: Steve loves bacon Target: sub 4:00Marathon PB: This will be my firstCoach: Sam MurphyTraining schedule: See Steve's training planStrengths: "I’m a very positive person – for me, the running drink is always

10 years, and asked them to share the three most important lessons they’ve learnt from running.Nick Troop Running life: Runs three to four times per week; set lifetime bests for 5K and half-marathon as a 41-year-old. Years running: 15 No matter what

drink. I find that I'm sluggish the first few miles, then get quicker and quicker. I need to eat within an hour or so of getting back. Generally, before marathons, I do eat. I can't say I've ever noticed a difference in speed/performance between eating

You might think that running very, very slowly to become much, much faster is right up there with eating more cake to lose weight. For the marathon runner Sue Gardener, though, slowing down has been the secret of her running success. Before she