Running Guides

Friendly, practical advice for every runner, from your first run to ambitious endurance goals. Choose a guide below to open the full article.

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Plan your next step

Use a recent result to explore pace, but select training by your experience and recovery. Beginners should focus on routine and run/walk progress. Experienced runners may combine easy volume with a small amount of faster work. Long-distance plans should include fuelling practice, kit rehearsal and gradual long-run development.

Training resources

Visit the Training Plans page for example weekly structures, the Training Pace Calculator for estimated pace ranges, and the Long-run Fuelling Planner for simple carbohydrate arithmetic. Use the UK Race Calendar to identify a suitable event and allow enough time to prepare.

Choose the guide that matches your next step

Start with the guide that fits your current experience rather than skipping straight to the longest distance. New runners should prioritise consistency and comfortable effort. Runners preparing for a 5K or 10K can build aerobic fitness and pacing confidence. Half-marathon and marathon runners need gradual long-run progression, recovery and fuelling practice. Trail and ultra runners must also prepare for elevation, footing, navigation and equipment requirements.

Tools to support your training

Visit the Running Calculators hub for pace, race prediction, split planning, treadmill conversion, heart-rate estimates, cadence, fuelling and triathlon finish-time tools. Use the UK Race Calendar to explore events, and confirm all dates and entry information with the organiser.