treadmill, wherever – can be pretty easy. Just make every minute count. Alternate one minute a little faster than 5K pace with one-minute recoveries. Or, one of my favourites, run four times two minutes at around 5K pace with 90-second recoveries. Do a two

When you first take up running, what gets you out the door is sheer enjoyment. It's this that motivates you to complete your first race (and fans the desire to target your second and third...) and gives you the immense satisfaction of putting a hard

for assembling your own playlists.Warming UpAt the beginng of a workout, you need to get your muscles moving, set your pace and relax. So you want to choose upbeat songs with a steady BPM - 135 to 160 - that won't take you too high or too low.Play Electronic

When you first take up running, what gets you out the door is sheer enjoyment. It's this that motivates you to complete your first race (and fans the desire to target your second and third...) and gives you the immense satisfaction of putting a hard

Great Britain and Ireland and is a keen participant in the Ironman event.If you struggle with race day nerves, motivation or need some tips on how to cope when the going gets tough in a race, Victor will be on hand to help.Q1. Here's a curve ball, I

to stir up your routine. When you do the same run, day after day, you’re seldom challenged and your motivation is bound to sag. Think of it this way: if you eat a tuna and salad sandwich four days in a row, you’ll probably notice how delicious a different

of running for an hour, you might schedule a track workout for 30 minutes. Do an easy warm-up, and then run 4x400m at your 5K pace, with an easy 200m recovery jog between intervals. You can add a repeat every 1-2 weeks, until you're up to, say, eight. If you

accompaniment for incorporating faster-paced, stamina-building tempo intervals into your run. Karageorghis’ research showed that it is ideal for the music to be associated with physical activity, for example through the lyrics or association – hence

experienced friend or partner. "Don't try to compete - you will only feel inferior by comparison. Don't feel you have to rush to accomplish anything like what they have," she says.Expert View: learn to enjoy running at someone else's paceSports psychologist

RecoveriesDuring speedwork, lots of runners recover fully between repetitions. For a change of pace, try running your recovery intervals only slightly slower than the pace of the repetition. “This will teach you to recover ‘on the run’ as you would during a