ProfileNAME: Lee Healy and partner RachelSUCCESS: Introducing Rachel to runningHOW HE ACHIEVED IT: By doing it on her terms, when she was readyINITIAL ROUTINE: One-minute run/walkROUTINE NOW: Rachel and Lee run three miles, three times a week

to stir up your routine. When you do the same run, day after day, you’re seldom challenged and your motivation is bound to sag. Think of it this way: if you eat a tuna and salad sandwich four days in a row, you’ll probably notice how delicious a different

enough to cut the run short, or simply walk for a while."I won't be able to sleep the night before my race."Well, maybe not, but it won't matter. Concentrate on sleeping well two nights before your race, and you'll be okay. That's the night that counts.

for me. Now I know why I am doing each run, and as an inquisitive type, this gives me more pleasure and motivation.See full thread... and build mileage effectively: slow down, tooHilly - When I first upped my mileage during marathon training I went from

the long, hard sessions you inevitably become run-down and depressed. If your training lacks variety, the boredom effect will wear you out mentally even before you are physically overtired.The first remedy, therefore, is rest. How often do we read

You may have a will of iron and the self-belief of a firewalker, but you'll still have those odd days (or weeks, or months) when your motivation takes a walk.Is it because the marathon is now over, leaving you nothing to aim for? Is it that you

also try to mix in non-running training, like strength, posture or flexibility work during this break.Of course, you don’t need a coach or personal trainer to boost your motivation – although putting your training in someone else’s hands can help

first thing will be slow and put me at risk of injury. Start slowly and let the run come to you – walk first, gently jog and then speed up until you hit the right pace. Your muscles will have warmed up by the time you run full pelt, and you won

days of easy running, slipping into a near-glacial pace. You can make this easier for yourself by finding a slower-than-you running buddy.Old Routine: Walk the hard partsFresh Approach: Power through"Most people experience self-doubt when they pass

of chronic leukaemia has not stopped him in his tracks. "I can no longer run," he said before the Reading Half-Marathon 2009. "So I shall walk." Bill finished the 13-miler in just under four hours, leaning heavily on his team of sighted guides after every