medium-term goal, eg a race in October/November. 2. Tell a few people (or us lot on the forum) what your goal is. 3. Post your progress on the daily training thread. If you do miss a session because you can’t be a**sed, come on the training thread

to recover from. But running 13 miles at a slow pace two weeks after a marathon is doable. – NessieThe half is the perfect cure for post-marathon bluesGo for it. I've always found it really hard to get myself motivated to go out after a big target race like a

by RW forum members, who've already filled the Abingdon Marathon thread with more than 2,300 posts.The forum's enthusiasm for this event even surprises some RW members. As MrsMac put it: "Oh my God, I was going to ask if this race was full yet

't like it. I know a 50+ year-old who taught over-50s aerobics who complained that post stretching caused knee pain. – Craig LlewellynI'm 37 and I've been running seriously for five years – several marathons, half marathons and other races – and I have

to this the lack of pre- and post-race signposting, the shambles of serve-yourself double decker buses for bags and lack of anywhere to change, not to mention the total gridlock, and I felt that after 26 years it would be a lot better organised."Monkey Runner

race? Can I continue running 40-50 miles per week without risk of serious injury? Or this a stupid idea?!"– Michael FirmstoneYour best answers...Keep up the training, and enter a race evry couple of months to give you targets to aim at. Start trying

Runner's World forum marquee. The hills and the afternoon start mean that it's not a race packed with PB potential, but some of us welcome a bit of gradient to spice up the challenge. Next year, though, I'll make sure to squeeze in that post-run walk

who are too ill to run at all. He’s such a positive person, it amazes me."Forum in actionDave was already a contributor to the daily thread on the RW Training forum, so he shared news of the diagnosis with his online friends. Immediately they posted

speedwork session, or come to a standstill at the end of a race, without a cool-down many times, and not been sore afterwards. However, I can't see that there is any positive physiological reason for actively avoiding a cool-down. I'll be interested to see

, 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