practise this beforehand to find out how much is good for you. Im sure youll find it less of a problem the second time round.Bruce Tulloh, RW Coaching Editor
lighter pair to race in, now may be the time to shop for ones you feel comfortable in.Shaping UpOnce youre kitted out, partnered up and committed to solid training, you can focus on getting into the best shape possible before you launch into following a
Standfirst: 10-mile race brings out all the attributes of the distance runner. Follow our training programme and you could be hitting your target time in eight weeksAuthor: Bruce TullohPics:Issue date: nov98Keywords:uan95--Because running a good 10
course; Friday rest; Saturday speed session as above.When you come to the marathon training, follow the RUNNERS WORLD Get-You-Round programme, with the emphasis on a long run every weekend.Bruce Tulloh, RW Coaching Editor
who run distance usually do so because we’re too slow to win sprint races. One of my favourite characters is Juha Vaatainen, the Finnish runner who started out as a junior 100m champion, with a PB of 10.8, and then moved up and up the range, just
hardest. Never give upI never doubted myself, but it was many years until I won another race. I was a slow developer, with not much natural speed. I was good at cross-country, but at the back of the school team, and I never got my colours, which rankled a
people, you could take up line dancing. If you are an obsessive lifetime runner like me, though, all these suggestions are totally irrelevant. The most likely reason for the blues is that you are going round the same circles and not improving. Are you
– there are hundreds of them, all over the world. There are track, road and cross-country races, orienteering and fell races, everything from a sprint to the 56-mile Comrades Marathon in South Africa. Who knows where you may end up?7. How to... Run a raceSome runners
Standfirst: Four experts tell you everything you need to know about running a 10KAuthor: Bruce Tulloh, Owen Anderson, Charlie Spedding, Harry WilsonPics:Issue date: racing secrets bookletKeywords:uan85--In the RUNNERS WORLD editorial offices a