- from never having run before to actually getting excited about running my 1st marathon, which I did in 2006 after only beginning to run for 1 year before with the books plans. Emma James 3: MOTIVATIONAL AND HAS A FANTASTIC HALF MARATHON SCHEDULE

Strengths: If you want to know what actually happens to your body when you train, you need to read this.Hugely detailed and persuasively argued.Challenges many of the basic beliefs/myths on which our training schedules are based.Also has a brilliant section

suggested I wasn't pronating as much as previously - fit is snugger and shoe feels lighter, but support similar. I have wide feet so laregish toe-box is good. Have a heavy schedule coming up so will be able to test fully Richard Cox 3: A nice lightweight

a full battery it holds up during long sessions! - 6 hours was longest and still had some charge left) I used the Garmin ready training schedule for a half marathon

function; you can also download RW's marathon schedules here. Though the most bulky model on test (because it's a single-unit, wrist-top GPS), it was comfortable and had the advantage of a big, easily readable display. Like most GPS units, it struggled