Firth. One of them asked, Shall we walk for a bit?Im not stopping, I replied, and I carried on and won. From that point I thought of myself as a runner, and since then Ive run eight or nine hundred races and covered 100,000 miles in racing
, then increase the pace.—Bruce Tulloh, coach
, should certainly be enough at this stage. Bruce Tulloh, RW Coaching Editor
For nearly 20 years, I wrote for RUNNERS WORLD and its predecessors, Running and Jogging. I have also given countless clinics and seminars, coached dozens of athletes and met tens of thousands of runners at races around the country. Throughout
on racing every few weeks for another three months (following your two-week recovery, of course). But, again, I would not go for more than six months without having a rest period. And by rest, I mean two weeks doing half your normal weekly mileage. Bruce
Speedwork must form part of every runner’s programme, because at some stage in a race you have to run fast, and to win races you usually need to finish faster than the other runners. The questions are what you should do and how much you should do
is worth up to four miles of running, and if you make the cycling hard enough the more youll benefit from it.Bruce Tulloh, RW Coaching Editor
self-esteem is higher when we are running well. If you are building up for a big race in 12 weeks time, the best period for a training camp is in the third or fourth week, so that you can build on the increased fitness in later weeks. The fact that you
