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
in the distance that are our goal. It seems like an eternity yet we arrive, three miles to go, the multitudes have returned but our legs are giving up.’ (More from this story) Nicky Postle on how running helps her battle with Crohn’s disease …‘I ran that 5K
little different, with the 5K run preceded by a 500m swim – 20 lengths of a 25m pool. With multisport becoming increasingly popular among runners of all abilities, we can look forward to more and more races like this. First-timer SteveX said: "This was my
-carotene found in carrots protects against diseases such as cancer and can protect against muscle damage and soreness. But this antioxidant can also make you faster. In one US study, 5K runners were given the equivalent of five carrots worth of beta-carotene a
: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
'll be as welcoming as the ones I've tried. See full threadTrain by racingNick - Why not use 5K races as part of your training routine. I assume you don't enter them with the intention of winning, so why not enter them with the intention of adding them to your
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
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
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
dehydrated before you start drinking and eating this can cause more problems.Could you try jelly chews? Choose ones with electrolytes in, have one every 15 minutes and then just sip on water about every 5K. Don't gulp the water, hence why you should practise
