) 86 85 83 80 5:3440 (96.0) 1:38 1:37 1:35 1:32 6:2245 (1:48) 1:50 1:49 1:47 1:44 7:1050 (2:00) 2:02 2:01 1:59 1:56 7:5855 (2:12) 2:14 2:13 2:11 2:08 8:4660 (2:24) 2:26 2:25 2:22 2:20 9:3465 (2:36) 2:38 2:37 2:36 2:32 10:22Variation 3:Run 400m at approx

-burners (the average 10-stone runner burns 100 calories per mile, so 10 miles eats through a whopping 1000 calories). They also help to teach you the valuable art of conserving your energy through sensible pacing, and serve as a great confidence-builder when

to 80 mins plus 4 x 60m stridesWeek 2Session 1: 1-2 miles easy; 4-6 x 60m strides; 8-10 x 45 secs at CMP with 90 secs jog/walk; 1-2 miles easy    Session 2: 2 x 15 mins at tempo with 3 mins jog/walk; 2-4 x 200m at CMP with 200m jog/walk    Session 3

WEEKS)Speed sessions:3 to 6 x 600m @ 3,000m pace with 3 minutes recoveryDistance sessions:6 to 12 miles @ a steady paceTRAINING PHASE:BUILD 1 (4 WEEKS)Speed sessions:2 to 5 x 1,000m @ 5K pace with 3 minutes recoveryDistance sessions:10 to 16 miles @ a

at marathon pace, 1M at 10K pace. Total time should be 4-5 mins longer than target race time.Key session for half-marathon races: 13 miles with 2M at marathon pace, 3M at half-marathon pace, 1M at marathon pace, 1M at 10M pace, 1M at marathon pace, 2M at half

strike on the day that seems best. For the rest of the week, I run easy – making sure to vary the distances and routes I take.Here’s my favourite quality session. First I jog for two to three miles. I then run at tempo pace (between 10K and half

: short sessions on grass with friends and clubmates; speedwork with short reps and long recoveries; efforts in the evening sun; easy days in between – and a shiny new one-mile PB at the end of it.Whether you’d expect to run 10 minutes or five minutes in a

consistent, you can easily predict your expected 10-mile race pace. It should be about 12-15 seconds per mile slower than your 10K speed, provided the terrain, wind and temperature on the course are similar to conditions you encountered in your 10Ks.3. If you

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

to lactic acid build-up. (Lactic acid from your working muscles can make you feel stiff and ‘dead-legged’ at the end of a hard effort.)This session should help: jog two miles to warm up, followed by two miles of tempo running, 15-20 seconds per mile slower