the run-walk method and successfully completed it in 6 hours. I would now like to run without the walking breaks, but I can't seem to phase them out. I can run for about 17 minutes in one go, but then I feel an overwhelming urge to walk. Can anyone please

lunch hour. The commute is 11 miles each way, and the run 3.2 miles. I cycle with a backpack and use an Eagle Creek trouser/shirt pack thingy. You fold up your trousers and shirt using the supplied flexi board, place your clothes into the packer

as I was pregnant. Have since had a baby girl (22 Jan 2007) and am getting my fitness back. But I've read that I shouldn't be doing an 'active' sport like running until five months after the birth. Can anyone advise me on how I can get back into running

these are brilliant for running or biking. The design sheds water, and gets better the faster you go. I do tend to wear a cap too, though. – JanSome options: (1) Wear a cap. This is the best thing unless, like me, you get very hot and then "steam up". (2) Wear a visor

. There are some simple rules to follow for beginner runners:1. Good shoes: properly fitted by a running specialist2. Run slowly: slower than you think you need3. Don't increase distance by more than 10% each week4. Don't increase both distance and intensity

and targets, and enter events? How do you help a 12-year-old through the low times and disappointment?"– Raymond McMillan (by email)Your best answersMake it an enjoyable family activityMy two daughters aged 11 and 14 have come running with me – just light

does help with birth and recovery. – annajoApparently I'm pregnant too (five weeks!) and I'm intending to keep on running. The three bits of advice from my previous pregnancy are:1 - Sports bra2 - Sports bra3 - Sports bra– Acorn AmblerAnd finally

to do 50 marathons."Dean Karnazes, who runs up to 150 miles a week in training, and whose "long training runs" have included the Western States 100-miler and the Badwater 135 in Death Valley, certainly seems to have the training under control. His epic

dotted by right royal horse manure, this was an event designed to make any passing tourist weep with joy.The 6,000 runners who turned up for Sunday's unseasonably hot 1pm start seemed pretty impressed, too. It was hard not to be. There's something oddly

in that sense. But will the organisers please, please, please have a sub 1:30/1:40 category just after the elite runners for people who can prove their ability with a previous qualifying time and satisfy the more able club runners who want to race the course