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your fatigue. Your times in long races may improve, and you’ll feel good even after running a hard half-marathon or marathon.Try doing your long runs using the nine-to-one plan: run for nine minutes, then walk for one. Record your times and distances

, swimming one hour a week, and spending 30-40 minutes per week on gym work.For the running, try to do one session a week of speedwork, with things like 10 x 1 minute fast, two minutes slow (or 12 x 200m fast, 200m jog if you’re on the track). This should

Q Less than a month ago, after just a year of running, I finished my first marathon. I felt fine within a few days, and thought I’d have no problems getting back into training. But after a couple of weeks of complete rest, I went to the gym

Q I started running last summer by running and walking a mile every three nights, and built this up to around 15 miles a week. I’ve now done three 10Ks, all in around 53 minutes, but in the last one I had trouble with some of the hills and had

minutes at 20K and another five minutes to the finish – so your aim for the first one should be to break 1:45. And yes, it is a good idea to run an intermediate distance first – a 10-mile run if possible – so that you can get used to the slightly slower

. Palpitations and mild tremors are also not uncommon, but as blood-sugar levels return to normal the feeling usually passes. Prevention is usually found in adequate pre-exercise nutrition and hydration, and the use of energy drinks while running instead of water

at race pace or a little faster, and, eventually, two or three runs at an easy, comfortable pace. To start with, add an easy run, with the option of tempo sections, to your current schedule. Once you’re used to this, you can contemplate the addition

Q After running a sub-3:00 marathon in my mid-30s, I spent the next 17 years running only occasionally. But last year, to celebrate my 50th, I returned to serious training for the Flora London Marathon. I finished in 3:28, and this has got me

session (after warming up and stretching). It only takes an extra 10-15 minutes to do the following exercises, and you will certainly feel the benefits. First, run 40-50 metres with a slightly exaggerated stride. Jog back, and repeat three more times. Next