and the emphasis they put on different parts of their running life are far from consistent. However, the lessons are no less valuable. To tap into this knowledge, I contacted 20 runners of varied ability and background, all of whom have been running for more than
at all. Perhaps your training just isn’t where it should be, but you’re not sure what to do about it. The good news is that there’s no need to make any radical changes. With the right ‘tweaks’, you can nip and tuck your way to better running. The trick
to find one that previous experience suggests would suit you. A local race, for example, means you won’t spend hours travelling so you’ll feel fresh at the start; then again such a race might have more hills and undulations than you’d like.Check out
I am not a fish. I'm not even a hippo or an elephant. They all swim instinctively. I don't. There is nothing I find natural about moving through water. That's not to say I can't swim. Like most people, I've been swimming since childhood. For periods
digesting what happened. I had done all the training, I was fit and healthy, had no injuries - this was going to be my day.Then at around 8 miles, my head went. I went from running to almost standing, hyperventilated and it all seemed to go wrong. Although I
frequently should you do them, and at what pace?We posed a number of these questions to a group of coaches and athletes who work or train with thousands of runners. Although the application of long-run theory differs between experts, the one thing they all
exercise at the office?How can I tell if the weather is likely to change? What are the distances of all track lanes? -->How should I train between marathons?I'm pressed for time. What should my one key session be? -->How can I recover my speed after time
miles in Reading, ran 8:08 for 3000m on the track, won a 5-mile road race in Kent and finally ran 29:09 for 10km on the track in a 3-week period before travelling to Brisbane... but there were no more racing opportunities for four weeks up
forward to it really, as I am enjoying seeing all these wonderful places that I wouldn't see if I wasn't running marathons. – One Blue LegAh yes, that's why I am doing it. And for the paaaaaaaaaaasty. – Plodding HippoHopefully the sky will be clear
with confidence. In her last race she ran a very credible time in tough conditions, and since then she has trained well. Now it’s a case of easing off the miles but adding a few short sharp sessions. In the run-up to London the physical work is all but done and it
