manage a short distance, and to be honest I don’t enjoy it that much, but I’m determined to stick at it. How can I keep myself motivated?A Targets are extremely important motivators. You already say that you want to lose weight, and be the fittest you
"I got a huge cheer and a bouquet of flowers"—Lyn WhitesideAre you worried about finishing last in a race? The good news is that if you're reading this article, the chances of it actually happening are very small. Big beginner-friendly races
of trainers which weren't designed for running. Quite soon I started suffering with shin splints. I realised the hard way that it's better to invest in the correct footwear."Time managementFitting running into your life can seem like a challenge - but it needn
-indulged during the Christmas period, she has got her weight back down again, and is 17 pounds lighter than before she began training.Anderson admits to a massive amount of respect for the way Braidwood has managed to carry on training through a difficult time
speed and can only manage half the distance I would normally expect to do, or I run at a comfortable pace, which is about 1mph less than Iwould normally run indoors. Is this just me or do others find a big difference?" – Ben GillamYour best answers
an interesting route. "This reduces boredom and helps you keep going," says Fulford. "You get a sense of actually running to get somewhere, rather than just waiting to hit the stop button once your time's up." You can use a mapping website, such as mapmyrun
; that was 1000 of us who not only faced the challenge of the actual distance, but also the paralysis of self-doubt. Thats 1000 people who needed to know they had a cushion a safety net of time. And I needed it more than most.All around me others were filled
to do a fast one or a long one as the mood takes me, depending how I feel physically. Is this too haphazard a way to train for a half-marathon?" – GlennzoYour best answersWith or without? There’s a time for bothI need a schedule when I'm working
is crucial to improved running. "When beginners get discouraged or hit a plateau, I tell them to remember the time and effort invested and the progress they've made," says beginners' coach Jane Serues. "You don't want to slide backwards, you want to keep
runners. It is a form of interval training that breaks a big piece of work into smaller pieces, making it more manageable. Mix running and walking in these cases: when you’re starting to run for the first time; to regain fitness after a long lay
