One 6 x 800m at APPM, with 2 to 3-minute recoveries.Session Two 3 x 1 mile at 15 seconds per mile slower than APPM, with 3-minute recoveries.If you are starting from a low base of endurance, you should also consider increasing the length of your long

hard cycling followed by an immediate transition into a 100m run and repeat until it feels natural."Transition session 2"Do 20 minutes on the bike, then a 10-minute run," says Yelling. "The second 10 minutes on the bike should be really hard so you

at marathon pace, 1M at 10K pace. Total time should be 4-5 mins longer than target race time.Key session for half-marathon races: 13 miles with 2M at marathon pace, 3M at half-marathon pace, 1M at marathon pace, 1M at 10M pace, 1M at marathon pace, 2M at half

targets for a range of distances, pop a recent race time into our Training Pace Calculator. Speedwork Rules Remember these 10 tips when you start adding the fast stuff to your running programme. Your First Speed Sessions Ease into harder training

; 4-6 x 60m strides OR 4-6 x 10-sec hill sprints    Session 3: 5K or 10K raceWeek 7Session 1: 1-2 miles easy; 4-6 x 60m strides; 3-5 x 600m at CMP with 600m jog/walk; 1-2 miles easy    Session 2: 20-30 mins at tempo pace; 2-4 x 200m CMP with 200m jog

-level schedules he recalled the story of Graham Williamson, one of the athletes he coached in the mid-1980s. Williamson had been injured and was avoiding speedwork until the three weeks before a big mile race. Even then he only did a total of four sessions

Standfirst: The target for weeks 1-4 of your 15-week scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01 / xref Ultimate schedsKeywords:uan120--A time-targetted 10K or 5-mile race (Week 4)Why: The marathon’s main requirement is stamina, but many of the world

session to improve your running pace. From March until the end of May, work on speed and take part in races of three to six miles (5K-10K). Start your marathon training at the beginning of June, at a time when you have long evenings and can put in one long

in 15-20 minutes. Then get in the car or on your bike to measure the distance in miles, divide the time by the distance and multiply the result by 6.2 to get a rough figure for 10K. Be realistic though – don’t run yourself into the ground for 20 minutes

.Wilson: There is no single session. You need a balance, as I have suggested above.Spedding: I never like pulling out one session, but I suppose the 3 x 1M or 6 x 800m, faster than race pace, is the most useful.Anderson: There are two possibilities – a 5K race run in about 19:16