Gesundheit! Now's the time when everyone seems to be coughing and sneezing. The common cold strikes most adults two to four times a year, each bout lasting between five and 14 days. But can you run with a scratchy throat and runny nose? Here's a
2012 with a time of 2.06Coach: Sam MurphyTraining schedule: See Mel's training plan here.Strengths: "I’m stubborn and wont give up!"Weaknesses: "I’m stubborn and wont give up!"About me: "I am full of motivation and enthusiasm! Anything can be achieved
train harder than is beneficial, and when you're recovering from a break, it's even more important to stay within your limits. Here, an HRM comes into its own, and though there are differences between injury and illness, the same principles apply.If you
because they’re used to picking their feet up quickly as youngsters when they stand on something sharp.It might be a bit late for me to change my style, but I can try to train like a Kenyan when I return home to the UK tomorrow. I’ll be signing up
to follow your current schedule. If you couldnt race or have missed training through illness and injury: While this is the most important part of the schedule, dont run through illness or injury and be sensible when you resume training. If you have missed
Andy Dixon, Editor-in-ChiefRunner since: 2007Biggest running achievement in 2011: Achieving a new marathon PB (3:08:33) at Boston in April. I trained hard for four months, gave up booze and organised weekends around long runs, so it was nice when
to London for the Marathon in April when the ash cloud descended. I have had a couple of niggles when I've had to cross train for a few days, but that's quite normal. It's rare that I'll manage every single run I had planned. I think it's unlikely I'll run a
into the schedule. This'll give me a good idea of my progress, and I'll hopefully be able to judge the likelihood of reaching my goal. Who knows, I could even crack it on this attempt (ruining this blog and annoying my editor Alice)!When I got back into running
'll get there. In training I usually break it down into 20-minute blocks. No matter how hard you go, 20 minutes is 20 minutes. You have to have a bit of a sadistic mind to put yourself through all that I suppose. There are some days when morale just isn
of people so I have never followed a structured plan when training. But my main weakness is nutrition – I have always believed lager and grease to be two of the major food groups.""I think I’m still in shock, from making the final five! I’m a little bit
