, and your short weekday runs four miles. If your legs feel sluggish, a few quick strides should help shrug off the heaviness.Week 1Keep all your runs shorter than four miles, and slower than your intended race pace. Two days before the race, don’t run at all

, depending on how I feel on the day, rather than picking out a target time two months before the race. – Martin PaceRe-train your brain to aid relaxation I try to think of the sensations pre-race as excitement, rather then nerves. I imagine that my nervous

No matter how much preparation you’ve done beforehand, sometimes on race-day things just don’t go to plan. But for this week’s questioner, a disappointing performance has left her void of all motivation to continue – can you help her regain her