up places.You can also blow up if you havent trained properly. If your longest run has been eight miles, dont be surprised when the wheels fall off at the 15-mile point of a marathon, for instance. For shorter races, plan to run further than
in longer races throughout the year. More practically, it offers something for everyone. It is long enough and testing enough to tempt an elite competitor, and yet within the endurance range of the novice athlete looking for their first racing experience
Good news: during the next year, you're going to run PBs at 5K and 10K.That's right: you're going to race faster and you're going to enjoy the entire training and racing experience more than ever. That's because you're going to train by the numbers
runners rule the day on pancake-flat ground.6. Since youll run your 10-mile race around 15 seconds per mile slower than your 10K tempo, its easy to plan excellent preparatory training sessions for a forthcoming 10-miler. Here are two beauties which
. Either way, progress steadily, and be realistic. If in doubt, its maybe best to start an easier schedule and move up as the weeks progress.One note: if your target is a race, its worth planning well in advance, as many races sell out early. Visit our
combination of running and walking, and plan to use the run/walk strategy on race-day.Even if you're already in half-marathon shape, it's no bad thing to consider a run-walk approach for April 22. By walking briskly for a minute a mile, you'll finish with far
edge on your prodigious fitness to smash your 10K and half-marathon PBs. (After a fortnight's recovery, Bruce Tulloh suggests easing into weekly speedwork such as 4-6 x 800m for half-marathons, and 8-12 x 400m for 10Ks, and thinking about racing from
and infection after the race. You may also be feeling disorientated – or even depressed – in the come-down after achieving such a significant running goal.Unfortunately, there’s no formula for calculating how long your body will take to recover – this will vary
day'. When his father died, raising money for the hospital where he had been cared for was the incentive Stuart needed to apply for the 2000 event. He completed the race in 4:12, off the back of a training regime that he describes as "just going out
miles or add high-intensity speed sessions to your training plan. Such sessions will only put extra strain on your body and hinder rather than help your race preparations. Cross-training As tempting as it might be to channel your energy into other sports
