UAN:196 Article type:-->“I haven’t got the time.” It’s the number-one reason people give for not running. Or not running as much as they’d like. After years of hearing how important regular exercise is to our health, everyone knows they should run
's World UK magazine subscriber, you can see all 35 here. Otherwise, enjoy these 10 as a preview - and if you want to subscribe, you can save 30% right here. 1 Make time in your schedule for a run every other day with your most important client – yourself
for a 45-minute run two or three times a week, shoot for shorter sessions of 15-20 minutes, but run most days.16 Veteran runners looking to get stronger should focus on two 'key' runs every week, sessions where they really push. Try a one-hour interval
, in which a group of runners added only one thing to their usual training: a weekly, 20-minute continuous run completed at a pace which was about 10-12 seconds per mile slower than 10K race speed. In just a little over three months, these 20-minute sessions
-marathon pace) for three or four miles. Lastly, I finish off with two or three miles of easy running. Sometimes I play around with the tempo section either breaking it up with recoveries, or making it into a mile repetition work-out (2 x 1M, with 1M recoveries
think you could race that half-marathon.On Saturday, try an interval-type session of shorter bursts of running with a timed recovery between each burst (eg 6-10 repetitions of distances between 400 and 1000 metres). These dont need to be flat out
have let running control my life," says Betty Roberts, who has been a runner for almost 20 years. "At those times, it ceases to be fun and it becomes the source of my stress rather than the release. But now I realize that even that has helped me to grow
You're a busy person. You have enough to think about. So you can forget these 10 worries once and for all."I don't have time to squeeze in a run today." As little as 10 minutes a day of continuous running can boost both your fitness and your mood
session, I suggest you start with a one kilometre warm up. Then run 3 x 1K at your 10K race pace, with two or three minutes of jogging after each. Finish the session with a one kilometre warm-down. As you get better, try to build up to 6 x 1K
in a specific event (such as winning your age category in a race).Performance goals relate to a certain level of achievement (for example, a sub-40:00 10K).Setting different targets means you're more likely to focus on the positive outcomes of your
