too far removed from running. To keep things intelligible, there are separate folders for different topics - including beginners, training, events, and general nonsense."What can a beginner expect? Help, friendship, advice, invitations to socials

injury risk, and includes recovery time to avoid fatigue. Here's how to design your ideal running week.What to includeYour ideal week will feature a longer run to build endurance, a hilly run to improve your strength, and a scenic or social run

offers in relation to your ability.Some clubs are better than others at breaking down perceptions, particularly in the way they market and organise their sessions. Many triathlon clubs put on beginner-specific sessions, or split groups to maintain even

that I ran with a heavy heart. I would like to say that I ran with a mixture of joy and sadness. I would like to say that my satisfaction was tempered by my concern. I would like to, but I can’t.I do appreciate the social aspect of running as much

do you need to train a week to see improvement? Our panel of five beginners reveal how they took their first tentative steps - and how to pick up the pace.Getting StartedIf you're already quite active you could head out for a slowish run straight away

for a race longer than a marathon?How much should I run after my first marathon?How do you fit your social life around your training?Can you, and should you, change your running style?RacingHow can I deal with these race-day nerves?Am I too old for a PB

of running colleagues and the benefits of belonging to a club – the chance to be coached, the impetus it gives your race schedule, the social opportunities and the travel. More importantly, things that sometimes didn’t seem worth the effort when I ran on my

In the December issue of RUNNER’S WORLD, we introduced you to three intrepid volunteers willing to let us train them up from being absolute beginners to running the Flora London Marathon in April. You’ll be pleased to know that, after six weeks

Speed, like weight loss, is a simple concept. The only way to run faster is to run faster. What that means in practice, especially for a beginner, is moving from a single-speed run to variable paced training. This is initially difficult because

on my mind. I am instead using electronic forms of media to send my good wishes - some of you may have already received a FB Smile (I think it was a smile) from me. This goes to all those Forumites I have met socially, raced with, forumed with or even