Hard Training Q&AsTRAINING GENERAL• Do I need to take an "easy week" when my average mileage isn’t that high? • Should you try and break through ‘the wall’ in training? • Is it just the cold weather, or am I getting fitter? • How do I overcome
commitments, our team used our Garmin-ready schedules as they aimed for a wide range of target-times, from sub-3:00 to Getting Round. Click on the links below to read their race-day accounts, catch up with their fortnightly training updates, hop on their forum
Q In the last 18 months, Ive run three marathons. As a result, though, my times have gone backwards for 10K and half-marathon. I thought that all the training Ive been doing would make me faster what am I doing wrong?A Firstly, you need to ask
indefinitely. Ignore them, and… well, you know. You reap what you sow.Follow a straight and even pathThe best surfaces for running are firm but not too hard, relatively flat (without camber) and smooth (without ruts or holes). Generally, roads make fine running
focus on six injuries and the runners they most commonly afflict. Whether you're in a high-risk group or not, simple training adjustments can keep you safe. These precautionary measures could save you from the dreaded routine of rest and rehab. Achilles
to lose weight is to add a few more miles to your weekly training, but there are plenty of other strategies, and none of them involve dieting. This four-week plan simply focuses on the work-outs, with a few sensible lifestyle and eating tips thrown
"Look on a training diary as a coach, conscience and friend," says Steve Smythe, a runner and coach who's been writing down every run he completes since 1976. He's recognised that keeping tabs on his training is a great way to make the most of his
Devising training sessions is easy. Anyone can come up with a plan that sounds great. Take my old high school track coach, for example. Way back in the mid-1960s, he ordered us distance runners to do 10x400 metres, each in 60 seconds. That’s what US
Pssst! Want to run like a Kenyan? Okay, you might not ever run as fast a Kenyan. But your training regime – no matter how far away you are from Nairobi – can help you achieve new personal records, simply by incorporating the same works
