Goal: sub-3:00 Mentor: Paul Evans Sport Scientist: Gareth Turner Forum nickname: just back from a run Age: 30 Running for: 22 years No. of marathons: 2

Goal: sub-3:15 Mentor: Liz Yelling bSport Scientist: Emma Kingzett Forum nickname: Matchstick Man Age: 36 Running for: 4 years No. of marathons: 3

Standfirst: 16-week sub-3 scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01Keywords:--A 3:00 marathon is approximately 6:50 per mile. To break 3:00, you should eventually be capable of a sub-1:25half-marathon (6:30 per mile) and sub-38:00 10K (6:00 per

Standfirst: 16-week sub-3:45 scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01Keywords:uan130--A 3:45 marathon is approximately 8:30 per mile. To break 3:45, you should eventually be capable of a sub-1:45 half-marathon (8:00 per mile) and sub-46:00 10K (7

Standfirst: 16-week sub-3:30 scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01Keywords:uan129--A 3:30 marathon is approximately 8:00 per mile. To break 3:30, you should eventually be capable of a sub-1:37half-marathon (7:20 per mile) and sub- 43:00 10K (7

Standfirst: 16-week sub-3:15 scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01Keywords:uan127--A 3:15 marathon is approximately 7:20 per mile. To break 3:15, you should eventually be capable of a sub-1:30 half-marathon (6:50 per mile) and sub-40:00 10K (6

Q After running a sub-3:00 marathon in my mid-30s, I spent the next 17 years running only occasionally. But last year, to celebrate my 50th, I returned to serious training for the Flora London Marathon. I finished in 3:28, and this has got me

Q I’m not running the Flora London Marathon this year, opting for a summer marathon instead. I have run under 3:30, am pretty sure that I can manage a sub-3:10, but would really love a crack at sub-3:00. How do I know what to aim for, and am I

Age: 43 Job activity level: Driving fork-lift trucks (not active) Marathon history: 12 marathons over the last three years Goal: sub-3:00 Current PB: 3:02 Height: 1.77m Current Weight: 73kg

It was the same old story - I'd not done quite the running I anticipated at the start of the year, so rolled up expecting to finish between 3:15 and 3.30. I also thought I ought to be able to pace myself without a watch (the real reason - it had