be regarded as normal. For those who have to work and run, a good rule of thumb is, “One day off a week, one weekend off a month, and one month off a year”. If you have a planned training period of 8-10 weeks leading up to a big race, you can then carry

for your planned autumn half-marathon, and following a structured plan with set targets will help keep up your motivation, and boost your confidence. In fact, I think you’ll probably find that as soon as you have one good run (be it in training or a race

Write down your goals. For example, you may aim to train for six half-hour sessions a week in your first month back after injury. Your plan should depend on your existing fitness level and the workload you think you can maintain. It should go without saying

enough to feel like I've completed a race where Ithought I'd done as good as I could have. Never managed to follow a training plan of any kind without an injury to make it totally useless in 5 weeks.Ironman target: Realistically to get around in one piece

of self-belief; not training to a plan. Did you know? I love my Enell sports bra and have to buy every new colour they bringout - I now have purple, red, white, champagne, pink, black, kiwi... Kim's Schedule | Kim's Training Thread | Kim

journey.The guide includes:Complete 16-week training plansRunning rules of success explainedThe best gels and supplementsTips on how to avoid hitting the wallMust-do UK and international marathonsRunner’s World Coach: Marathon Training Guide is now

suggest interval distances, times and recoveries. And if you cross-train, you can keep records and follow separate plans for different activities. You can also periodically use the software to perform automatic Conconi tests to reassess your thresholds

of their training sessions. So, for example, the next time their training plan features a long run in the depths of winter, they know exactly why it’s in there and how it fits into the bigger picture.”There are a few methods Darren uses to help his athletes set

. Keep your heart rate 10 to 15 beats per minute lower than your normal training heart rate. On recovery days, make plans to run with someone who is generally slower than you. Hold back and let them take the lead during the entire run. If all else fails

or injury forces them to stop – then repeating the cycle.Experienced athletes deliberately plan their recovery. By taking a rest before it’s necessary, they end up accumulating more training overall. Since fatigue accumulates on different time scales – a