at the London Marathon (2:46, 2:43, 2:46, 2:43 [his quickest in last 20 years] and 2:47). Over the years, he estimates he's run about 2,000 races.Read the whole forum debateQ. Most marathon schedules are based on past performances but my opinion is that you

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

Standfirst: In-depth one-month mile trainingAuthor: Sean Fishpool and Steve SmythePics:Issue date: aug01Keywords:-->What better way to celebrate summer than to shrug off long mileage and concentrate on pure running pleasure for a month? Picture this

. But, until your training has given you the endurance to run 26.2 miles comfortably inside nine-minute miling, it will be extremely hard to achieve. You do need to build up to run more miles in training, and so you’ll probably need to hold off

of 25 miles.Sub-2:15 (race pace: sub-10:18 per mile).Target times: 2:00 to 2:14. You should be capable of either a sub-1:05 10K, a sub-1:55 10-miler or a sub-6:00 marathon. Training will be three days a week, with an average weekly mileage of 15 miles

-gel at the start, another between 10K and 10 miles, a third carbo-gel between Miles 13 and 15 (I find this one the most useful) and a final one at about Mile 20. I keep myself topped up with energy drink too. Of course, no fuel strategy can make up for poor pacing

:48 6:28 4:42 2:53 8145 (1:48) 1:34 3:26 5:24 7:16 5:18 3:16 1:3250 (2:00) 1:45 3:49 6:00 8:04 5:54 3:39 1:4355 (2:12) 1:56 4:12 6:36 8:52 6:30 4:02 1:5460 (2:24) 2:07 4:35 7:12 9:40 7:06 4:25 2:0565 (2:36) 2:18 4:47 7:48 10:28 7:42 4:37 2:16You should

different grass circuits: one of 1100m, one of 1300m and one of 1400m. Each runner’s speed determines the loop that they do, and if the session is, say, three laps, two laps, one lap, the faster runners run the longer distances but the interval time

quicker pace for 15-20 minutes before relaxing and finishing the run at a slower pace. And remember, the ‘tempo’ part of the run doesn’t need to be done flat out. Aim for your half-marathon pace, around 80 to 85 per cent of your working heart rate.If you

30 mins easy or rest 10 mins warm-up, then 16 x 200m at 5K pace (6:30) starting every minute (2 sets of 8 with 400m recovery between) then 10 mins cool-down Rest 2 hours slow (8:00 - 9:00) Week 5 (w/c Aug 18) Rest 10 mins warm-up, then 4 x 2K at 10K