at this pace?’ Be realistic, and bear in mind that your speed will naturally improve over the next four weeks.2. By specific sessionsIn a mile race, you should be capable of maintaining the best pace you can hold for 4 x 600m with 5-minute recoveries (see Week

-to-bike sessions, thus guaranteeing optimum response during racing.Speed kingIt's a good idea to base your brick training on the demands of your next race. Sessions can cover practising race pace; developing aerobic endurance, threshold pace and aerobic endurance

Standfirst: Author: Steve SmythePics:Issue date: Jul-Sep01Keywords:uan105-->Target times: 1:10 to 1:19 (race pace: sub-6:06 per mile). You should be capable of either a sub-36 10K, sub-60 10-miler or a sub-3:00 marathon. Training will be at least

, but particularly by the threshold runs and the interval work. The fast repetition runs, races and time trials will improve your speed endurance – the ability to maintain running at threshold pace or even a little faster.Getting StartedIf you have come off a period

One piece of racing advice I dispense regularly, and one which is regularly ignored by many of the runners I coach, is to race at an even pace. But there are certain occasions in a race when a well-timed burst of speed is an even better strategy

Long run Do a five-mile warm-up, the 6.2-mile race at marathon pace and finish with four slow miles, for 15 in totalWeek 2Run your usual mileage with a moderate interval workout midweek (1 mile-1200m-800m-400m step-down) and do a two-day taper

’s top marathoners are also good 10K runners, and runners of all paces will benefit from occasional shorter races to boost their speed endurance. If, for example, you can run a 10K at seven-minute miling, then cruising through the first 10K of a marathon

a long, two-and-a-half-hour run in Week 7. The schedules also suggest you finish Week 8 with a race. Race flat-out if you’re racing up to 10 miles, or run at your intended marathon pace if you’re running a half-marathon. If you race flat-out, try

car or Google Earth on your computer and walk it at a leisurely pace. You should find the distance isn't so frightening any more, plus you'll have the confidence to know that you'll be able to finish the race even if you can't run all of it

you can enter online nowForum: What 5K pace to aim for?Q&A: What speedwork should I do for my first 5K? -->Try a 10K...The country’s favourite distance, and another excellent first-race option. 10K schedules Two-week, four-week and eight