Written by Steve Flint spot on written by somebody who has been over the course 

Here’s my take on being the very best middle distance runner you can be  . . . .  

1. You can’t avoid miles during the winter – no matter how you do them in training , cross country or indeed road racing or mixture of what works best for you.

2. Interval training spring and summer – again its your take: track , sand , parkland or hills or indeed whatever the mix that fits you.

3. Health – staying healthy ” injury free” is the glue for 1 and 2 because this is where you gain the  “compound interest ” year in year out and this alone will put you way ahead of the game.

4. Prospective – take your own path – don’t compare yourself to others who may be over-training or indeed those who are even just two or three years older – if they have stayed healthy they have  way more compound interest than you – with age your time will come .

5. Coach – choose someone who believes in you and who has a clear vision of how to lay down the foundations of your journey  . . . . . don’t be afraid of changing coaches if its not working for you  . . 

6. PBs / Times  – this is only feedback on one day in a point of time – don’t confuse running fast with ” winning “ 

7. Winning – is racing and racing makes winners – not time trials anyone on good day can run fast – fast runners don’t make good racers because to race you have to react to what is happening around you as the race is coming to the finishing line – getting in position to compete to win is the tough learning curve –

8. Failure – deal with it – learn form it – let it light the fire within  . . . . . . . .

9. Passion – if you’re  not passionate about what your running you can’t underpin all the above – and if you can’t under pin the above – you’re doomed  . . 

10 . Don’t take life too seriously – no one gets out alive 🙂