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
. So once it's done, it's easy to think you can't keep it up, but you don't have to. There are plenty of short races to aim for, and they can be just as satisfying as the longer stuff. Why not pick a big local 5K or 10K? The training will be lighter
experience. I trained for eight weeks using the Jo Friel book, and prior to that was regularly running 8 - 10K.But I did not run any further than 5K during training, so decided to do 10K today - I had to stop and walk twice! Gutted. I had high hopes
:45 in spring. how can I hit it in autumn?• Female, high-mileage: advice on getting from 3:26 to sub-3:15 marathonNUTRITION• What do elites drink in a marathon?• Nutrition: carbo-depletion/carbo-loadingMISC• Should I race a 5K and a half in the same week
few others this morning - lovely weather, lovely route, lovely people. But after a measly 5K I had to bail out, completely exhausted! I know my body was probably just too tired, but I feel very battered and bruised and sorry for myself. Karen Ball 6
hopelessly lost and running past a sewage works twice - ick.2010: running first marathon in under 4 hours?! Harriet_B What was hot: PB's for 5K, 4 miles, 10K and 10 miles. What was not: Being injured for months… 2010: run my first marathon in sub 3
