Concentrate on doing the things you enjoyWeve all been through it. It starts with a reluctance to change and get out of the door; it continues with a feeling of lethargy during the warm-up. Some days you manage to overcome it and get stuck into proper training, but on other days...
. Peter Clark put in a burst and got a gap open. I went after him, and suddenly it was just the two of us. I was feeling the strain with 600 metres to go, when he said, You go on, Bruce, and waved me on. Like a scared rabbit, I ran the last lap in 60
is worth up to four miles of running, and if you make the cycling hard enough the more youll benefit from it.Bruce Tulloh, RW Coaching Editor
, then increase the pace.—Bruce Tulloh, coach
schedule. You may not achieve the three hours, but the extra amount of training should enable you to improve on last years time. Bruce Tulloh, RW Coaching Editor
miles and half-marathons in the autumn. After that, you can start training for your second marathon.Bruce Tulloh, endurance coach and organiser of the Safari Marathon
on whatever the next week will throw at you. Bruce Tulloh, RW Coaching Editor
rhythm. Incidentally, the harder training should improve your 10K performance at the same time.—Bruce Tulloh, RW Coaching Editor
on racing every few weeks for another three months (following your two-week recovery, of course). But, again, I would not go for more than six months without having a rest period. And by rest, I mean two weeks doing half your normal weekly mileage. Bruce
, 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
