string of enviable road race times have earnt her the title of premier LV65 (Ladies Veteran 65+) over 10K, 5K and half-marathon in the UK.Three months from now she will be toeing the line in Italy for the World Masters Track and Field Championships, where
?The answer depends on several factors, including the weather and your physiology. A heavy sweater who has a high salt concentration could lose about 3g of salt during a 5K, whereas a light sweater might only lose 0.4g of salt, according to a study
very good race but I’m not upset - I’ve had a fantastic journey and there will always be other races. I knew from Mile 3 that things weren’t going well. I was trying to hold 3:20 pace for the first 5K but my legs weren’t working properly, and I really
what the event.Racing lesson Whether your next event is a local 5K or a multi-day ultra run through a desert, to achieve your best result – or just keep the suffering to a minimum – you have to do the appropriate training.Rachel HarlandTHE SHIRT Flora
three sets of 4 x 400m, with short recoveries of one minute between repetitions, and five minutes rest between setsFriday RestSaturdayAM Easy jogPM Track session: 4 x 1,600m at 5K pace with two minutes recovery between repetitions, 16 x 400m with one
, but quality builds you up." Next time you go to the track, instead of doing a typical workout – such as six 800-metre repeats at your 5K race pace with a two-minute rest – do Favor-Hamilton's two 800s with a 15-minute rest. Run the first 800m at your one
on track. Lucy ran a parkrun 5K last Saturday and plans to run a 10K in a couple of weeks. By mixing in these races with her usual long, slow runs - which are increasing in distance week on week with the aim of reaching 20 miles by the end of March - I
what's written out for me on the plan – shocker! For various reasons I was free to run my local Parkrun. It was a flat 5K course compared to the hilly club one I normally do, but my time of 19:19 wasn’t the result I wanted. However, once I looked at my
low points - especially withdrawing from starting two races - there is a chink of light emerging! She's reverted back to her neutral trainers and having given her fragile knee much TLC, she has managed some light runs and even completed a parkrun 5K
.Pace training Many athletes and coaches believe in training at hoped-for racing pace. Particularly if you’re preparing for a race that will take less than 11 minutes, you should add race-pace intervals to your training diet.Racing Any race of 5K or more counts
