Q I’m a 53-year-old male who races all distances from 5K to the marathon. I train six days a week: four hard sessions, two easy ones, plus a rest day. Do you think this is too much for someone of my age?A The real key to making any training

my mood. As I shouldn’t run every day – at least to start with – how can I maintain this important balance of activity and rest every day?A To successfully return to running, recognise that your fitness will have dropped. Ward off any negative

and raced your marathons exclusively on the road, it’s essential that you do as much of your ultra training as possible on trails, especially your long runs (these will be critical to your success). Off-road runs are easier on your legs, but the rougher

to slow down again. How can I successfully add tempo runs to my training?A The first thing to do is to work out your pace over your two race distances. Divide your time in minutes by the distance you ran, and you’ll have your minute-per-mile pace. You

. And still you lose weight over the course of the race.With the Girl’s Blouse Diet, deprived of all the foods that make life even remotely bearable, you are in real danger of disappearing up your own fundament. I arrived at the Nottingham finish

to do easy runs easy. Discomfort and pain aren’t the same thing. Discomfort always makes you stronger. Real pain only comes with injury or illness. There’s more to life than running. Train with dedication, but don’t lose sight of the people and pleasures

’t, we have provided eight strategies, all based on real-life scenarios, to help you make sure that it doesn’t. Stress Producer: Sharing a busy roadMost of us live in urban or suburban environments where streets are the norm for running. Streets, though

the men, successfully, mindful that women’s races offered little  by way of competition for her. Then, in 1992, as a serious athletics career appeared destined to take second place to service life, she had an epiphany. Watching Lisa York, who she had

Running for charity? Wondering how you'll have time to fit in your fundraising as well as your training? No need to panic - help is at hand in our real-life guide to making fundraising easy. It's packed with tried-and-tested strategies and imaginative ideas to help

. But running is what I’ve always done, and hopefully always will do.The secret of my success Pure stubbornness got me through my recovery. I was determined that the accident wasn’t going to decide what I’d do for the rest of my life. What I’ve learnt Anything