, then increase the pace.—Bruce Tulloh, coach

. David Moorcroft got down to running 4 x 600m in 82 seconds each.Oxygen intake sessionsMuch conventional interval training includes both aerobic and anaerobic elements. In my view you do your most effective training in the range of your 10K pace and your

-confidence. If children have enough space, they’ll be running and walking every day as part of general play anyway. In truth, a child as young as seven could probably cope with covering a total of five miles a day in this manner at their own pace. If children can only

 introducing short, speedier bursts into your normal easy runs. Here’s a sample session for running a faster 5K: after an easy warm-up, run at your intended race pace for one or two minutes, followed by two to three minutes of easy running. Start by adding two

feet. Nineteen-fifty-nine was a low-key year – no big games – and the three miles lacked the big stars, Pirie, Ibbotson and Eldon. The pace was level, not too hard, so I went with it. At two miles the group was getting smaller, and I was still there