be proud.Typical training weekMondayGym: half an hour of weight training TuesdayTrack session: Five miles of effort, eg pyramid 2,000m, 1,600m, 1,200m, 800m, 1,200m, 1,600m, 2,000m WednesdayAM Swim 1,000m including some arms/legs onlyPM One hour steady run

for Stuart Barr, 39, and Nicholas Davis, 32, who both live in Cumbria – a part of the world not exactly renown for its mild winters. They often run 10-13 miles together at about 4am, a particularly bleak time to run when the northern climate is blowing wind

When you first take up running, what gets you out the door is sheer enjoyment. It's this that motivates you to complete your first race (and fans the desire to target your second and third...) and gives you the immense satisfaction of putting a hard

No formal coaching qualifications, but marathon PB of 2:43When she started running, Marguerite Lazell found that she had few problems with her fitness, thanks to years of cycling. She just wasn’t sure how to get the best out of her rather haphazard training

at an early age is to enjoy it, because children are still growing, mentally and physically. The growth spurt commonly starts at any age between 10 and 12 in girls, and between 12 and 14 in boys, although in both it may start even later, or occasionally

"Look on a training diary as a coach, conscience and friend," says Steve Smythe, a runner and coach who's been writing down every run he completes since 1976. He's recognised that keeping tabs on his training is a great way to make the most of his

’t warm up hard enough,” says Daniels. “They do a good deal of easy running and then some quick strides, but they haven’t really worked hard.” Try adding a final two or three-minute run at a demanding pace, 10 to 15 minutes before the start of your race

victory in the 1993 World Marathon Cup remains a recent highlight of British men’s marathon running, and his 2:08:36 at the 1997 London Marathon was the last time a Brit broke 2:09.But it’s undoubtedly in his role as co-founder of the Great Ethiopian Run

early retirement after a defeat by Amir Khan in 2006 and he took up a career as a sports science lecturer, that he decided to focus his sole attention on running and to put his talents to good use along the way.In 2007 he ran 3086 miles in 95 days across

growing up unfit and overweight. --The Right StartWhen should you encourage your child to become active? The earlier the better. A 1989 study showed that if a girl does not participate in sports by the time she is 10 years old, there is only a 10 per cent