WEEK 4 Rest 4M inc 200m at mile pace, then 200m jog; then 1000m at mile pace; then 400m jog; then 400m at faster than mile pace Rest 3M inc 6 x 100m strides, 1 at 10K pace, 1 at 5K pace, 1 at 3K pace, 1 at mile pace, 1 at 800m pace, 1 at 400m pace Rest 25

not.2. Stopwatch fartlekAfter 10 minutes on a 30-minute run, begin alternating 15 seconds quick, 45 seconds easy, 15 seconds quick, and so on, until you’ve done five or six faster segments. Some sports watches can be set to beep every minute

resistance (aim for 10K race effort or slightly easier), followed by 3-5 minutes easy. Repeat both parts 2-4 times, or more if you’re trying to stay in shape for longer events.Optimal leg turnover is about 180 strides (or 90 per leg) per minute, just

to 80 mins plus 4 x 60m stridesWeek 2Session 1: 1-2 miles easy; 4-6 x 60m strides; 8-10 x 45 secs at CMP with 90 secs jog/walk; 1-2 miles easy    Session 2: 2 x 15 mins at tempo with 3 mins jog/walk; 2-4 x 200m at CMP with 200m jog/walk    Session 3

Standfirst: 4- to 6-days-a-week mile schedulesAuthor: Sean Fishpool and Steve SmythePics:Issue date: aug01 /panelKeywords:uan64-->4-6 days/week   MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUNWEEK 1 Rest or 25-35 mins slow 10 x 100m strides around mile pace, on grass

.   Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday SundayWeek 1 Rest or 4-6M easy 2M warm-up, then 8-12 x 400m with 200m jog recoveries, then 2M cool-down 40-50 mins relaxed, with strides 40-60 mins fartlek Rest 2M easy, then 4 x 1M with 3-min recoveries

on track, with 400m jog recoveries) Rest 5M easy 17M slow with 5M in middle at marathon pace Week 7 (43-47M) Rest or 4M easy 6M - hill running: 11 x 30 secs, or fartlek with 12-15 30-sec bursts 6M easy 7M - warm up, then 4

pace runWeek 11 5M easy 7M fartlek, inc sustained bursts of up to 400m 6M steady. Start slowly, finish fast 10M, inc 8M pace run Rest or 3M jog 5-6M easy, with a few strides 18M easyWeek 12 5M jogging, off-road 7M steady, starting slowly 7M, inc 14 x 30

and strides, then 16 x 200, with 200m (1-min) jog recoveries, then 1M jogWed 10M (75 mins) slowThu 1M jog, then 3M (approx 19:00) brisk, then 1M jogFri Rest or 4M (30 mins) easySat 5M (40 mins) easySun Race (ideally half-marathon)For The Month Ahead

at the start of a race is a pretty sure way to feel bad at the end! You can’t expect your body to go straight from standing still to, say, eight-minute miling. Instead, coax it up to speed. Begin with 10-15 minutes of very gentle running. Once you