offer some advice?" – nat3willsYour best answersTry a go-slowTry slowing down to a r-e-a-l-l-y s-l-o-w pace when you get the urge to walk, even if the pace you are "running" at is slower than walking. Mentally, that's better than "stopping and walking

and then turn purple after 10 minutes, but I've just learned to pace myself somehow. Running with my friend helps. I push the pace and she pushes the endurance, so we're a good team. We're trying for three runs a week now: one fartlek/pace run, one strength run

road race about eight weeks ago, but because I needed the mileage I also ran five miles to the race – and did the 5.4 at my fastest-ever pace by a long way. Then I did a half-hour jog before the Flint 10K and battered my PB and felt great. Why

guidance on training. Specifically, day to day mileage or weekly mileage."– KarlosYour best answers...I did my first ultra – a hilly 40 miles – on about three days' training a week, between 20-30 miles a time. For me the biggest thing was getting my pace

whether Jane can make a digest of these responses that's fit for family viewing! – VelociraptorDitching the cool-down makes you faint and soreThink about it! Especially during 100m efforts, which I assume are at a fast pace, your muscles are making great

, but only so I can get to the gym/race/work. I keep it as light as possible. If I could ditch the pack, I would. – coughie I'm training for a half Ironman, and I run once a week with my wife. She's a beginner and runs at a far slower pace than me, so

, circulation and overall alertness. Despite being tired from a busy day at work, your body is effectively "woken up". The endorphins make you feel good and can leave you feeling great for hours afterwards. May I suggest that you do slow-paced, short

plodding pace, a couple of times just to compare results. Average out the pace and then calculate your distance by time. – MuttleyI use a map measuring device. It’s a bit like a pencil, but with a small wheel on the end. You run the wheel along your route

the physical battle – he remembers the 5:30-minute mile pace he used to do, so racing at 7-minute miles sticks in his throat. But believe in yourself and look forward, not back. Enjoy and celebrate every success, however small. – Ann Williams There could be a

preparation will have contributed to physical changes such as strengthening his heart muscles and increasing his cardiac output, and his slow pace – an average 4:45-hour marathon pace during the Endurance 50 – will allow his body to recover as he goes along