with 10-15 minutes of easy running before picking up the pace. Combine that with stretching for optimum results.5. Don’t start too fastBeginners usually err on the speedy side of speedwork. Hold it steady, and don’t run so fast that your breathing

lift, which gives a long stride. All the running is done at 95-100 per cent effort, with long recoveries. Try the following sessions:‘Pyramid’ sessions, starting with 150m and moving up to 170m, 190m, 200m and down again, with a walk-back recovery of 90

for a half: 400m, 800m, 1200m, 1600m, 2000m, each run faster than your 10K pace but not flat out. Jog 400m between each – but you can take three to four minutes for this.16. Divide 1000m into: 400m at 5K race pace, with a 400m jog; 300m at race pace

:48 6:28 4:42 2:53 8145 (1:48) 1:34 3:26 5:24 7:16 5:18 3:16 1:3250 (2:00) 1:45 3:49 6:00 8:04 5:54 3:39 1:4355 (2:12) 1:56 4:12 6:36 8:52 6:30 4:02 1:5460 (2:24) 2:07 4:35 7:12 9:40 7:06 4:25 2:0565 (2:36) 2:18 4:47 7:48 10:28 7:42 4:37 2:16You should

, which is not protected by digestive secretions, causing some people to feel nauseous. Experiment with the timing, quantity and type of food you eat before training.Here are some rough stomach clearance rates: fruit, 15-30 minutes; vegetables, 30 minutes

session a week:Five simple speedwork tipsJust try slightly faster-paced bursts in a normal run to start with - to the next lamp post, and so on; anywhere from 15-90 seconds each. Aim for three total minutes of bursts the first time, then five, then seven

-60 secs 400m jog/3 minsBest 10K (/400m)      35 (84.0) 78 80 7540 (96.0) 90 92 8745 (1:48) 1:42 1:44 1:3950 (2:00) 1:54 1:56 1:5155 (2:12) 2:06 2:08 2:0360 (2:24) 2:18 2:20 2:1565 (2:36) 2:30 2:32 2:27Variation 1:Run 8 x 400m with three-minute recoveries

) 86 85 83 80 5:3440 (96.0) 1:38 1:37 1:35 1:32 6:2245 (1:48) 1:50 1:49 1:47 1:44 7:1050 (2:00) 2:02 2:01 1:59 1:56 7:5855 (2:12) 2:14 2:13 2:11 2:08 8:4660 (2:24) 2:26 2:25 2:22 2:20 9:3465 (2:36) 2:38 2:37 2:36 2:32 10:22Variation 3:Run 400m at approx

(76.8) 72 46-48 16:15-16:3017:00 (81.6) 77 49-51 17:25-17:4018:00 (86.4) 82 52-54 18:30-18:4519:00 (91.2) 86 55-57 19:30-19:4520:00 (96.0) 91 58-60 20:40-20:5521:00 (1:40) 96 61-63 21:40-21:5522:00 (1:46) 1:40 64-66 22:40-22:5523:00 (1:50) 1:45 67

different grass circuits: one of 1100m, one of 1300m and one of 1400m. Each runner’s speed determines the loop that they do, and if the session is, say, three laps, two laps, one lap, the faster runners run the longer distances but the interval time