will help you enjoy the day (do this this week, well before race day), as this is your stated goal.Q. I'm a first-time marathoner who has missed almost five weeks of training due to injury. I’m still going to do the VLM, with a run-walk plan and absolutely

’s time for a change. Otherwise, your repetitive stride pattern will tighten the muscles and joints and make you more susceptible to injury, while your gait simply trains you to run slowly. You risk fatigue, heavy legs and probably the onset of terminal

in my right foot (three days after my last run) which just got worse. Saturday morning it was no better so I found a sports injuries clinic who saw me straight away. After 30 minutes loosening my foot the specialist said it might get better

the parks without fear of tripping over small children.The course starts in one of the many Disney World car parks then heads through Epcot and The Magic Kingdom where the run down Main Street USA and through Cinderella’s Castle forces all but the most elite

GETTY IMAGES You've followed your training schedule to the letter, successfully dodged injury and illness in the run-up to the big day and all of a sudden you're lining up at the start. Get your head

strong swimmer because there are so many areas in which you can improve?Even an injury can be seen in a positive light. "Think, 'Great, I don't have to train'," advises triathlon coach Steve Trew. Instead, do all the things you've been putting off

Keith I’m coming with him to New York,” she says.Philippa Braidwood, 48, from Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey — writerAfter two frustrating months when she was unable to run because of injury, Philippa Braidwood has turned a corner in her marathon training

year I ran my first half marathon Leeds in 95 minutes and ran over 20 parkruns. I also introduced interval training, 400m & mile reps. I have a calf niggle and have backed off running in fear of injury, which is frustrating as Leeds half is in 12 weeks

running on grass."Blakemore's knees have been problematic in the past, and a long spell away from sport inspired his triathlon ambition. "A couple of years ago I had a nasty knee ligament injury," he says. "I was pretty much sidelined from all competitive

-training, injury and lack of motivation, so it's in your interests to be realistic and up to date," explains Frapwell. "To develop as a runner, training at the right pace is essential. Base your targets on current fitness levels." Run a time trial of 2K as fast