“Hills build strength, and strength results in faster running. By running all hills – and by that I mean continuous gradients of up to three miles – I broke 2:30 in four consecutive marathons in the early 1980s,” says Welles Lobb, RUNNER’S WORLD US

Want to find your perfect tempo and give your running a boost? Just dig out your MP3 player. Music can cut your perceived exertion by up to 10 per cent, Brunel University research has found. Effective training tracks have strong rhythms and a

prize, and in October, the best of the best wins £1000, a training session with Darren Campbell, and more.Here are extracts from three so far: "The first time I attempted to run, I went 100 metres before I had to stop. It was horrible feeling that I

Getting StartedBloggingTwo of the biggest blog hosts are Wordpress (wordpress.com) and Blogger (blogger.com), and both allow you to set up a blog for free. Wordpress has a variety of display options, so it's easy to personalise the way your site

Hot off the press this month is the all new Runner's World Complete Guide To Running - the indispensable bible for all things running!From your very first steps to a marathon finish line, the Complete Guide To Running brings you more than 1,000

This week's problem is one that many runners will recognise: How do you cope with being a "beginner" again after injury?"I used to be a half-decent runner. I've run seven marathons with a PB of 3:36, and loads of half marathons and 10Ks

motivated by choosing a race as a goal, but use whatever target works for you, whether that’s building up to your first 10-mile run, running five times a week, or logging 100 miles in a month. “A good goal keeps you excited,” says Hadfield.Go Off

herself to being abandoned every Sunday morning as he set off for his weekly long run.Seeing Lee complete eight marathons was not enough to persuade Rachel to take up running, but she did decide that she wanted to get fit."About 18 months ago, Rachel

him to raise his game to the next level - and it completely changed his life."I had a personal running blog like many people," says Powell. "Then, when I was at a 100-mile race back in 2007, I met a journalist who was writing about ultra-marathons. She

.Sometimes though, there are no excuses. "If you think you're in the same shape as your running group, and they start pulling away, close the gap before it gets too large," says Lowell Ladd, a running coach and 2:22 marathoner. "Better yet, refuse to fall behind