? Better to err on the side of caution to avoid injury if you're unsure. Use our race-time predictor for an indication of what target you should set yourself. Bruce Tulloh's failsafe guide to getting ready to start a marathon schedule will also help you

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is too slow?Mike Gratton Bruce Tulloh sums it up nicely with a story he tells about British athletes going to Kenya. They asked how much training they would be doing and were told two sessions a day. So they got up and did an hour run with the Kenyans