Hot off the press this month is the all new Runner's World Complete Guide To Running - the indispensable bible for all things running!From your very first steps to a marathon finish line, the Complete Guide To Running brings you more than 1,000

runs, but add a weekly repetition session, such as 4-5 x 1-mile efforts, or 12-20 x 400m (with one-minute jog recoveries).3. Competition phase (four to six weeks), which should include some foundation and preparation work, followed by easy running

your washing loads (unless you don’t mind smelly kit), and the novelty value of that soon wears off! There are other disadvantages, too. If you are training for a marathon, you still have to do the very long run – two 10-milers are not as beneficial

where you can even contemplate this sort of activity. Only speed up in the last mile (1-2km) for a 5K, two miles (3km) for a 10K, and three miles for a half-marathon. The 3 p’sAt its core, performing well in a race is founded on three basic

’s race Wilson Kipsang finished in 2:04:37 ahead of Martin Lel for a Kenyan one two.I’m staying at the High Altitude Training Centre (HATC) where Mo Farah and Paula Radcliffe trained over the winter. Everything here is designed to make training as simple

The Magic MileThe 7 Key Ingredients of Mile Training A Beginner's Guide to Mile RacesFast ForwardStrong and LongOur best mile schedulesThe Go-Fast Mile PlanThe 'Treat Me Gently' MileThe Solid MileThe Murderous MileThe Alternative RW Mile Schedule

continuous running as follows:• 13 minutes at 25 beats per minute below marathon race pace OR 13 minutes easy• 13 minutes at 20 beats per minute below marathon race pace OR 13 minutes steady• 13 minutes at 15 beats per minute below marathon race pace OR 13

HIIT for a full year, who turns out better trained? We haven’t done that study. But I bet they’re close.” Build a really strong body The other half of MacKenzie’s programme is building strength through CrossFit. Workouts average a life-friendly 10-20

occasion.Today after over 11 months hard work, injuries, highs and lows and the rest of the rollercoaster of occurences that follow those involved in marathon training round she completed the run 5 minutes inside her target time of 4.30.She ran the whole

minutes, then finish with another sprint of 10 to 15 seconds. Recover for five minutes. Repeat four to six times.PLAN BYou can become faster with race-specific intervals and speed work. Do these sessions as close to maximum effort as possible. Set your