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

Firth. One of them asked, “Shall we walk for a bit?”“I’m not stopping,” I replied, and I carried on and won. From that point I thought of myself as a runner, and since then I’ve run eight or nine hundred races and covered 100,000 miles in racing

minutes at 20K and another five minutes to the finish – so your aim for the first one should be to break 1:45. And yes, it is a good idea to run an intermediate distance first – a 10-mile run if possible – so that you can get used to the slightly slower

. With a sub-3:00 target I started the race at 6:30 pace (to allow for a little slowing), which I maintained perfectly through 10 miles and the halfway point. Then people started to pass me, and by mile 19 I was running at 7:45 pace and still slowing. I

easy Rest or 3M jog 4M on grass, inc 6 x 200m strides Warm up, then 10K race. Warm downWEEK 8 5M easy, off-road 6M steady, inc bursts up hills 3 x 1M (or 3 x 5 mins), with 5-min recoveries 5M easy 5M easy 6-7M, inc 10 x 30 secs fast, 30 secs slow 10-12M

easy 8M fartlek on grass, inc 20 x 30 secs (approx) 3M jog 5M, no pressure 3M warm-up, then 5-6M race (not flat-out) or 13-15M steadyWEEK 10 5M easy, off-road 6-8M at a comfortable pace 2 x (8 x 200m) fast, on grass, with 1-min recoveries 6M easy, inc 1

session, I suggest you start with a one kilometre warm up. Then run 3 x 1K at your 10K race pace, with two or three minutes of jogging after each. Finish the session with a one kilometre warm-down. As you get better, try to build up to 6 x 1K

bursts 3M on grass Warm up, then 10K race, then 10 mins walking or joggingWEEK 8 4-5M easy, off-road 1M jog, then 2 x 7-8 mins fast, with 5-min jog recovery 4M on grass, inc several short bursts 11-12M, as slow as you likeWEEK 9 3-4M easy, on soft ground

miles steady paceWed Warm up, then 3-4 x 1 mile at 10K pace, with 3 min recoveriesThu 6-7 miles easyFri RestSat 10 mins easy, then 20 + 10 mins THR, with 3 min recoveriesSun 10-12 miles easyTOTAL: 45 miles approxWeek SevenMon 2 miles easy, 2 miles

there will probably be one training night a week for the under-12 or under-13 team, plus a race of some kind. If there is a local club, boys and girls should be encouraged to go along and join in. Two training runs a week, plus a race and the other games activities