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

staying at the same level of performance.Concentrate on doing the things you enjoy, not the things you think you ought to do. Enjoy the friendships of running – and worry less about the pace. Above all, think how many people would like to be able to run

of years of rowing and running, he is well-versed in training techniques, and has found that learning to be more in tune with his body helps him make the most of it."I think that my improvements are almost all down to simply getting really good at pacing

and your current energy level, Is this run reasonable or is it asking too much? Experience will help here, because it will help you to discern the difference between exhaustion and a lack of motivation.Sound advice Be sure to always make your plans specific

-gone. With hundreds of clubs catering for the multifarious runners up and down the country, there's literally something for everyone, from beginner fun-runners to serious pace-setters. Indeed, it's possible to join a running club without ever racing, without being

that you have to focus on speedwork to hold on to a turn of pace, too much speedwork will damage microfibres in the muscles and tissues. To prolong your running career, focus on consistency and duration rather than speed. That doesn't mean you should ignore

If you don't have a big race in your sights, it can be hard to stay focused. Challenge yourself, or join others with weekly, monthly or annual mileage targets. By setting yourself a mileage challenge you can combine the motivation of having a target

after he announced in mid-April that he would run the ING New York City Marathon on November 5: to Indianapolis to drive the pace car at the Indy 500; to New York City to publicize a partnership between Nike (his biggest sponsor) and Apple; to Boston

plans to concentrate more on taking on 17 to 20-year-olds, the age at which runners are most likely to leave athletics, either through low confidence or social pressure."Ultimately the underlying motivation for me to do all this is to keep young people

-gone. With hundreds of clubs catering for the multifarious runners up and down the country, there's literally something for everyone, from beginner fun-runners to serious pace-setters. Indeed, it's possible to join a running club without ever racing, without being