This week: Do you really benefit from warming up before a run – and if so, how hard and how far should you go?"How far, or for how long, are you supposed to warm up before a race? The more I warm up the better I seem to perform. I ran a 5.4-mile

Two 50 per cent runsSet up two markers six to eight metres apart, and perform all drills between the markers (except Pogo Jumps). Take five to 10 seconds' rest at the end of each length. After completing the routine, take a few minutes' rest

Having already suffered the consequences of overdoing it too soon, this week’s questioner is desperate to avoid future injury by spending time warming up before – and cooling down after – every training run. Trouble is, conflicting opinions on when

When the temperature starts to dip, it's easy to become cold on a long training ride - you work up a satisfying sweat on a climb, but during a long descent your body cools down and, ever helpful, it tries to warm itself. Your muscles start to shake

Q. Whenever I race, I find that I feel sluggish during the first few miles. Can you give me some tips to speed me up during the all-important opening section of a race? A. The first thing you need to look at is your pre-race warm-up. If you

Sub-zero temperatures aren't very inviting, but at least running quickly gets the blood flowing and the body temperature cooking. In theory, anyway. One RW reader revealed on the forum that her legs never warm up when she's running in the cold

calories on sunny autumn days – now, doesn’t that sound better than the gym?CORE POWER (30 mins)Do these exercises slowly, favouring form over repetitions or time. Warm-up Run for 10 minutes; do four 30-second strides during the last five minutes. Plank

or 25 mins easySat Warm up, 16 x 400m at 5K pace, with 75 sec recoveriesSun 10 miles easy, off-roadTOTAL: 45-48 milesWeek TwoMon 6 miles easy fartlek, on grassTue 6-7 miles steadyWed Warm up, 5-6 x 1 mile at 10K pace with 3 min recoveries, warm

  WEEK ONE WEEK TWO WEEK THREE WEEK FOUR Mon SWIM Warm-up: 6 x 25m + 3 x 50m. Main: 8 x 50m Stroke Count with 30 seconds rest between efforts, then 200m continuous relaxed. Cool-down: 4 x 50m concentrating on technique

min slow Rest 3M warm-up, then 3M fast, 1M slow. Warm down 8-12M slowWEEK B 6M steady, with bursts up hills 10 x 800m, with 2-min jog recoveries 6M easy Trackwork: warm up, then 12 x 400m at 5K pace, with short recoveries Rest 5M easy, with a few