them on runs, encourage them, lend them your back issues of RUNNER’S WORLD. Do all the things you wish someone had done for you!I resolve to Leave my watch at home for one run a weekWhy? Not every run is a race. Time has its role as an objective means

Running addicts can be hard to take, but being laissez-faire isn't ideal, either. "Competition motivates you, but you need to focus on your own performance, not on how others do," says performance counsellor Shaunna Taylor of the Association

When you first take up running, what gets you out the door is sheer enjoyment. It's this that motivates you to complete your first race (and fans the desire to target your second and third...) and gives you the immense satisfaction of putting a

When you first take up running, what gets you out the door is sheer enjoyment. It's this that motivates you to complete your first race (and fans the desire to target your second and third...) and gives you the immense satisfaction of putting a hard

. But to say no would be ungrateful after all her encouragement. I watched as she explained the equipment, taking in nothing. As a life member of the baggy shorts and T-shirt brigade, I don't do heart-rate monitors. Explanations concluded and not understood

at a local park, I was so proud of myself. I have been running ever since.”6. Sign up for a race “There is always something very special about taking part in and finishing a race, whatever the distance. You will be surprised how motivating it is to have

routes that you run over and over again, simply because you know how far you are running and it makes it easier to record it in your log. So punch your watch as you head out of the door and just go wherever your impulses dictate. Experiment. Try something

no time to run find plenty of time to develop blisters on their remote-control thumbs. The average Brit watches 25 hours a week. But, hidden away inside programmes are little blocks of running. The adverts. Instead of watching Coronation Street live, watch

by over-rotating [which can create new problems],” says Lane. Try different positions and consider asking a friend to video your attempts so you can watch what happens to your stroke with different body lines. If possible, book a session or two with a

confidence levels is by doing visualisation exercises. Imagine that you are watching a film in which you are the lead character and where you are at your most confident and impressive. Visualise standing on the start line of your next triathlon and try