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Excited for the Olympics? To celebrate the publication of British athlete Jo Pavey's This Mum Runs, here's a chance to win a copy of the new book PLUS a Thule Glide sports stroller - perfect for any mum who runs.

Jo Pavey was 40 when she won the 10,000m at the European Championships. It was her first gold medal and, astonishingly, it came within months of having her second child. Now 42, Jo will be representing Team GB in the Athletics squad for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Jo has been dubbed ‘Supermum’, but her story is in many ways the same as every mother juggling working life with a family – the sleepless nights, the endless nappy changing and the school-run chaos. The only difference is that Jo is a full-time athlete pushing a buggy on her training runs and clocking up miles on the treadmill while her daughter has her lunchtime nap.

Heartwarming and uplifting, This Mum Runs follows Jo’s roundabout journey to the top and all the lessons she's learned along the way. It is the inspiring yet everyday story of a mum that runs and a runner that mums.

Share your running tips for a chance to win a copy of This Mum Runs plus a Thule Glide award-winning high performance sports stroller worth over £300.

This discussion is sponsored by Penguin Random House and will end on 17 August

Several tips:

One) a lot of new runners have terrible inefficient stride, this is normal. As you start to run more, start thinking about your foot placement, swinging from the hip and less the knee, moving forwards than up if that makes sense.

2. Expect a niggle, an injury or a period of time where rest is essential: you must listen to your body. Warm up, stretch and cool down and stretch. Incorporate flexibility activities into your daily routine such as ankle or foot work (scrunching a towel up with your toes or gentle rotation) or shin/calf work (tapping the floor with heel on floor or resting toes on a stair and lowering heel below the perpendicular)

3. Enjoy the physiological response to a good run: increased VO2 uptake so more oxygen in your blood = more energy! It seems counterintuitive but a run will give you energy!!

I love running and have had plantar fasciitis, tendonitis and ITB strain but with care and progressive training programme you can really benefit and enjoy a wonderful hobby and lifestyle!

Keep motivated... Think of that feeling when you complete *#| amazing

1. As others said buy a good sports bra and decent trainers.
2. Don't say you will do it Monday, after your birthday, when works not as busy bla bla bla. No time like the present!
3. Don't worry about what you look like. I worried what if I look sweaty and horrible?, I don't have the trendiest running outfit or what if I run like a weirdo? What if someone sees me and thinks I am too fat to run? Now I think fuck them and run past them. As least I am out doing it!

• Challenge yourself, a goal that scares you just a little is great motivation.

• Garbage in, garbage out. Eat well and it will help your running.

• A strong core really helps - your running form will be better, you'll be faster and get fewer injuries. Yoga, Pilates, free weights or bodyweight exercises are all good.

I always thought I'd hate running, and couldn't see why you'd go out for fun but I've just started c25k with a friend and am loving it! Only issue is finding a time to go out as have a baby and a dh who works really unsociable hours-a running buggy would really help

I've recently got in to running. A couple of things that have helped me has been -
Good fitting trainers. I had t realised my old old ones were too small and provided no support.
Good music really helps too so I bought a very cheap armband to hold my phone from Amazon for a couple of pound.
Start slow. I downloaded the c25 app and although I didn't follow it to the letter, their principal really works. All about building up how much you run gradually with a mix of walking.
would love to run more but not easy when you don't have any childcare

I agree that slowing down was the best tip I ever got when starting out.

I tried to take up running twice in the past and thought it wasn't for me - I got tired very quickly, it hurt and it wasn't fun.

Then someone told me to slow down if you can't breathe through your nose your going too fast.

And that was it - it made it easier and so I stuck at it. I'm running my first half marathon in September - The Great North Run and the worlds largest!

It is tricky with a baby to get out there and I guess my second tip would be get a running buggy (might do this myself!)

Don't worry about what others think, you wont see them again and if you do the next time you will be fitter :D

The only tip I have, as I'm not really a great runner, is to get up early and run in the morning before the children are up.

I know it's easier said than done but the euphoria of knowing that you have done your excersize and had some 'me time' and all before 7am is amazing and totally worth it!
I'm not a natural runner but I love the feeling of freedom that you get, especially as I'm normally pushing a pram loaded in bags with several kids hanging off me

breathing is the most important thing. i used to not able to run even 500 meters but since learning to breath using nose, not mouth, now can run much further

try and find friends to run with, that way you are more likely to go

I don't look like a lithe athlete with lycra clinging in all the right places. I worried so much about people looking at me and laughing at me. Something that made me give it a go was watching the Friends episode where Phoebe runs and doesn't care about what people think. It also helped me to find somewhere quiet to begin until I had got some confidence. Run like no one is watching!

Decent running shoes a wicker way top and some sounds to listen to.

My tip is to join your local running club so that you have like minded people around you that will keep you driven, offer advice & of course make friends to run with you.

Always buy the most comfortable trainers you can.

Always have water with you

Think of running time as your time and enjoy a little quite time just to yourself.

Get into a routine and stick with it even if you don't feel like it. You'll build up strength and stamina and your body will adjust to it. Keep pushing yourself!

Two words - Sports bra!

My best tip would be to get some good running shoes, they really do make all the difference. Sometimes they can be very expensive but always look in the sales or online through cash back sites and you can often pick up a real bargain. The real will make all the difference in how you run and how far you can run.

Make an appointment. Put it in your diary. Make an awesome playlist. The first ten minutes will suck. Get a mantra. I channel Dory and paraphrase her song 'just keep running'. Shiny medals make all the blisters worth it. Remember suncream

start with good training shoes and socks. then set small targets and reward yourself when you complete them. and remember you are beating everyone sitting on the couch.

To make sure you have comfortable running shoes which are broken in around the house first.

When you're running up a hill and think you might pass out, get your weight on your toes - really helps carry you onwards.

Shock absorber bra tamed these breastfeeding beasts of mine so I cannot recommend it highly enough.

Finally, the first step is the hardest - after that it's just a matter of breathing through the initial pain. After a while you get to an almost meditative state (and I'm
As slow as they come).

Start with interval training where you run a bit then walk a bit. Just try running for as little as a minute to start with, with a few minutes walking inbetween, then gradually increase the length you run for. You'll be surprised how quickly you increase your stamina. Also, take a friend so you can encourage each other when you feel it gets tough. You're less likely to stop or give up then, plus it makes it much more fun!