should be done as genuine recovery runs, but I see so many club runners doing them as steady runs – it puts you on a fast track to fatigue and over-training." Slow it down – use a heart-rate monitor, train with a plodder or take in some chilled, view
way to get advice and relax away from racesThink The Worst While no runner goes out looking for injuries, they're an inevitable element that hits us all from time to time. "Ask the coaches their views on over-training and limiting sessions to see