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@pistaboy
^Good Advice badtmy.
You would firstly need to be "specific" in your aims... what do you want to train for? Stamina and endurance will leave your slow twitch muscle fibres more dominant - resulting in a "trimmer, sinewy" athlete (i'm generalising here), with little in reserve for sprints.
If you go balls out and prime your fast twitch muscle fibres, via short sprint sessions, you'll maintain a "fuller,muscular" form, and possibly suffer a reduction of stamina.
A good balance of sprints, distance work and hill sessions shocks the body into adapting to the varied workload - thus raising your metabolic activity - and your aerobic and lactic thresholds.
Weight sessions are also hugely beneficial - but establish your needs first - then PM me - i'll give you some great stuff to work on.