, the thought of running at different paces is proving troublesome – can you help him get more for his miles by lending a hand?"I began running about six months ago, on a run-walk training routine and progressed to do my first 5K in 30:05. I have kept on running

then look up to see how far I've got, then look down again. Keep your head and chest up, but just drop your eyes to the road about 10 feet ahead. You always get there in the end whether you've run all the way up or run-walked it. – runner duck

to about 20 minutes. First time outside, after two minutes, I was absolutely dying. It was so much harder! I simply slowed it right down on a two-mile run and would have a two-minute walking break halfway through. As the months went by I slowly started

moment and ask yourself why? It might seem strange, but what are you actually nervous about? In a race at a normal level, you cannot fail. Get round, even by walking, and you have succeeded. – Coops10Focus on what you have achieved, not what you might

it all or choking, I probably don't need the water. For longer races I usually stop drinking a couple of hours before the race, then have a bottle of isotonic drink within 10-15 minutes of the start. This means it doesn't have time to end up in my bladder

a mile or so of my run to my normal pace and a jog/walk warm-down at the end of my session to be perfectly adequate. The one thing that I have finally learnt to appreciate is rest between sessions. Whatever standard you’re at, rest days are really

.Her performance at last year’s British Masters Athletics Championships was outstanding. She took gold in the 5,000m (23:06:26) and silver in the 1500m (6:23:40) track events – placing her fifth and ninth in the world (respectively) for her age group. Meanwhile, a

's then that you should stop the action, investigate and treat the cause. As a runner, discomfort helps us to improve and keep going, get faster, run further, without being in some form of discomfort we would never improve, but pain is the result of something else

, as the locals turn out in force to cheer some 1,100 runners round the undulating, two-lap traffic-free course. Well established on the north-east racing agenda, this year marks the event’s 20th anniversary, and a concurrent 3K race for 11-16s and a beginners

can only make a sensible assessment from mile 18 onwards. – SkipIf you are doing run/walk, do it from the beginning (crowds permitting). – NessieDon't let the adrenaline take over, even if you’re running at a speed that is slower than you trained at