Ten people's top 10k training tips for beginners

"Follow a training plan and decide how you'll implement it at the start of each week.

"Build it up gradually over weeks, with a mixture of walking and running to get your body used to it.

"Run until you feel tired, walk until you feel guilty.

"Don't think 'fast' or 'slow' - it's all comparative and everyone is different, think 'easy' or 'hard', and go for 'easy'!

"When things get tough or you want to give up, repeat a positive mantra to yourself: 'I can do this, this is easy, I'm going to make my dad proud, run strong, keep going, I feel great'.

"Another good way to look at it is my 'cape' theory. I give it to people as a present.

"It's a special, invisible cape that allows the wearer to do anything they set their mind to. Get your cape on, and fly!"

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