Q Last year I achieved my marathon PB of 2:53, and immediately started wondering what I should do next. I have run several marathons, but rarely more than two in a season. I’d like to do a few shorter runs, but with all the training I’m doing

, the marathon seems nothing. However, you have to respect your body and allow it to get used to the idea gradually. Best of luck!—Bruce Tulloh, who took just 65 days to run across the USA in 1969

Everyone should try a training camp a couple of times a year – look what it does for Paula Radcliffe! It can give you a huge leap in fitness and a great boost to your morale. It can be two weeks in the mountains, or a week on some sandy beaches

is worth up to four miles of running, and if you make the cycling hard enough the more you’ll benefit from it.—Bruce Tulloh, RW Coaching Editor

, then increase the pace.—Bruce Tulloh, coach

on the fringe of the national team until, by training 30 miles a day, he became European champion at 5000m and 10,000m.The natural-born sprinter has a high proportion of fast-twitch fibres and middle-distance runners probably have about equal amounts of fast

, should certainly be enough at this stage. — Bruce Tulloh, RW Coaching Editor

and training.So what have I learnt – deep down – in 50 years as a runner?Enjoy your runningAs I was small and skinny, with no eye for a ball, running was the sport I enjoyed most. And competitive running is a challenge, a performance. You get nervous, you get

as many calories.How Do I Stay Motivated?Good goals are the secret of motivation, along with an eager training partner. By a good goal I mean something that is definite, attainable and personally worthwhile. Avoid targeting nebulous things like ‘getting