, consider including some new details.Beyond reason "When you log your training, it's always worth having a motivational reminder on each page to tell you why you are putting in the effort," says Smythe. This might be anything from "marathon in September

of assessing your progress, but sometimes it creates pressure that you just don’t need.I resolve to Join a running clubWhy? A club will add structure, motivation and competition to your running, as well as adding a new social dimension to your favourite sport

into proper training, but on other days you just plod round your circuit feeling awful and wishing it was over. The most likely causes of this problem are overtraining and boredom.Rest is important: if you don’t give your body enough time to recover from

-morning run, but the weather's bleak and your bed doesn’t seem to want to let you leave.What's your brain saying? "You go running - I'm sleeping in." Should you listen? That depends on your body, not your mood. If you've been overtraining or feel aches, pains

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

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

that positive health-related behaviours acquired in childhood are more likely to be carried into adulthood. Importantly, running together also gives families time to talk. There are risks, though; over-training during childhood can lead to injury, even in later

people so you motivate each other. Do a road or cross-country race and use the treadmills together at your local gym. Join a tri club and use the sessions and advice on offer." - Tim Don "Tell yourself that training in the miserable winter makes you a

Setting challenging yet attainable goals is key to maintaining a long-term running career. After all, you’re more likely to stay motivated when you have something to work towards and can measure your progress at regular intervals. But picking

at an early age. Everyone I know who was pushed too much at an early age became despondent and overly worried about their placing in races. They either dropped out in their teens or became injured through overtraining injuries. Don't overdo the milage either