“As I’m in my 60s, I don’t have any sprinting speed so I concentrate on endurance. I do at least three runs a week, one long and slow (usually trail and hilly), one tempo and one social. Distances depend on what I’m training for but I do roughly 30 miles a week. An endurance base means that from 5K races upwards you can overtake people in the second half of a race, which really gives me a buzz! Building endurance isn’t all about training – what you do when you’re not training is just as important. Walk wherever possible, stay active, think of physical chores as training opportunities. That’s why Kenyans are such good runners!”
– Anita Worthing