RacingYou've trained for months, so don't blow it: race smart"The strategy that applies to almost any race is to run with your head for the first two-thirds of the race and with your heart for the final third," says coach Jack Daniels. Running

it off Want a simple way to help you stick with your training? Mark an 'X' on your calendar on the days you exercise. In a recent Canadian study, exercisers who did this fared better than those who didn't keep track at all.Put it in writingCrafting a four

at all. Perhaps your training just isn’t where it should be, but you’re not sure what to do about it. The good news is that there’s no need to make any radical changes. With the right ‘tweaks’, you can nip and tuck your way to better running. The trick

At some point early on, a beginner learns that 99.9 per cent of runners are pleasant, helpful people.This realisation usually dawns when a beginner meets a veteran at a race or on a training run, and theveteran starts sharing his or her enthusiasm

on shorter races early on, I’m convinced I’d have a faster marathon PB and fewer injury problems." Eileen Portz-Shovlin, 53. Years running: 22 Keep a training log "I wish I’d kept running logs when I first started running, and that I’d done a better job