"I've just completed my first marathon, peaking at 50 miles per week during my training. I'm now looking to train over the winter and enter numerous events to improve on my PB. What's the best advice you kind folks have on training after your first
This week's questioner loves his running and loves his beer. But do they mix?"How much harm will a skinful of ale a week before a marathon do me? I'm running my first full marathon of the year on Sunday 29 April, six days after St George's Day. St
lunchtimes per week). Each Monday I take a towel and trousers for the week, and every day I carry a shirt and underwear. I always leave shoes at work. – KezzTake your pickSome options...1. Run at lunchtime and use wet wipes2. Run when you get home and have a
successful race day, says Velociraptor. "Don't worry about the training schedules at the moment. The most important thing is to build up your weekly mileage gradually over the next few months, so that when you do pick up the sub-4 schedule at the end
A very practical problem this week: specs, running and rain don't mix. How do you get around the problem?"I'm short-sighted enough to not be able to get around without wearing my glasses, let alone run without them. I'd rather not spend a fortune
, and partly for general health reasons. But I feel sluggish and my work is suffering. Is there really a point to this caffeine-free lark?" – Jane Hoskyn aka e17 pixieYour best answersResensitising really works, so brave it outI abstain from caffeine now
If there's one bit of running kit that really matters, it's those bits of moulded polyeurethane on your feet. So this week we've picked out three niggling shoe queries from the Gear forum. Lend us your thoughts...Q1: The washing machine conundrum
This week's reader completed the London Marathon using a run/walk strategy – but she now wants to cut out the walks altogether, and it's not proving too easy. Can you offer any advice? "I'm getting really annoyed with myself. I trained for FLM using
This week's questioner was advised by a friend and a coach to alter her running style. But can your running style really be changed – and should you try?"Running with a friend the other day, he pointed out that I should alter my running style; try
This week: Do you really benefit from warming up before a run – and if so, how hard and how far should you go?"How far, or for how long, are you supposed to warm up before a race? The more I warm up the better I seem to perform. I ran a 5.4-mile
