This week, one RW member wants YOUR advice on how to get to sleep after an evening run..."I have to do my weekday and some weekend runs in the evening (7-8 o'clock-ish). The nights after my runs I don't sleep very well. I've stopped using recovery
"I recently found out that I'm pregnant, and have no idea how I should adapt my training. I love running and average 35-40 miles a week. I've trawled the web for advice, but I still feel confused about whether it's safe to continue. I definitely don
This week's reader completed the London Marathon using a run/walk strategy – but she now wants to cut out the walks altogether, and it's not proving too easy. Can you offer any advice? "I'm getting really annoyed with myself. I trained for FLM using
or obsessive attitudes to food.But I don't think the advice you can get from here is enough. Ideally, I'd like someone like you, who is running lots of miles, to be under the supervision of a coach who has a special interest and personal expertise in working
to set PBs at 10K, 10 miles and half marathons. – Johnny JConsensus advice is that for a first marathon you'll need up to a month to fully recover. However, as others have said, if you feel OK and don't do anything silly, you can pick up running again
Triathlon events have grown fast in popularity over the last couple of years, and this week's questioner is just one of many RW members thinking of giving the run/bike/swim thing a whirl..."I am a plodder (mainly 2-hour half marathons; FLM last year
– and that's with three weeks still to go until race day.The thread glitters with pearls of wisdom from RW members who've run the GNR before. There's also advice from runners who live in the Newcastle and Gateshead area, from others who have run half
exercises etc after a run? Any advice gratefully accepted!" – Breathless in BarrowYour best answersTry doing core exercises before your runFirst off, all power to you for tackling your weight loss issue with such determination and enthusaism. But don't be so
of ultras and mountain races in the past 15 years, including half tour of Mont Blanc in August this year. My advice would be not to overdo the mileage. You can never really train for a 50-mile race by doing a 50-mile training run, as you would just get
on the treadmill. It was the best five minutes ever! Since then I've continued running, with the encouragement of my osteopath and chiropractic. I just completed a half-marathon (Burnham Beeches), and I really felt that I had reclaimed my running. My advice? Take
