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Spring Into Action
By Alice Palmer on 06/03/2009 13:56:27
Give your running a spring clean with these top training tips
Spring's the perfect time to pick up the pace – or the pieces – of your running regime. The weather's warming up, and runners' diaries will be packed with top racing opportunities over a huge range of distances and terrains. Whether you're worried about leaving the treadmill, fit...
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Camp Rocks
By Alice Palmer on 04/12/2008 11:55:11
Worried that training camps are strictly for elite athletes only? Think again
Join the pack on a training campWhether you're in training for a big race, keen to accelerate out of a frustrating plateau, or just fed up with the infamous British weather, a training camp could put the spark back into your running. Most training camps offer a busy schedule of o...
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New Year, New You: Setting Goals
By Alice Palmer on 01/01/2010 16:00:57
If you find yourself picking - and then failing to achieve - the same goals year after year, it's time to master the art of effective goal-setting
Sports psychologists often divide objectives into three different types:Technical process goals relate to the technique of your sport (for example running a negative split, or mastering forefoot striking).Outcome goals reflect your overall placing in a specific event (such as win...
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The Racing Year
By Alice Palmer on 27/03/2009 10:00:00
Planning the perfect year of competition
Every year there are thousands of races in Britain, ranging from 5K charity jogs to ultra events and with options over trail, countryside, fell, track and road. Some runners cram in races every weekend, but if you want to maximise your performance and keep injury and bor...
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Pocket Race Guide - December
By Alice Palmer on 26/11/2008 10:37:49
Featuring... London Santa Run 6K, GRIM 8, Thompson Brothers Stockport 10, Bedford Harriers Half-Marathon, Staffforshire Moorlands Xmas Cracker 8, North Pier Boxing Day 10K, Glynneath 5, Box Hill Knacker Cracker 10K
Luton Marathon (and Relay) Closing Soon...SLH Pirie XC 10 (Surrey, December 6) Two-lap race across Farthing Downs and Happy Valley, with a cut-off time of 45 minutes for the first five miles.Luton Marathon (and Relay) (Bedfordshire, December 7) Three laps of a rolling road course...
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Pocket Race Guide - February
By Alice Palmer on 02/02/2009 19:32:48
Featuring... Longleat 10K, Dover Mercury Half-Marathon, Elgood's Brewery Great East Run 20K, Easy Runner Tough Ten, Start Fitness Great North West Half-Marathon, Belvoir Challenge 26
Closing Soon...Blackburn Winter Warmer 10K (Lancashire, February 8) Be sure to enjoy the views once you've scaled the climb that opens this challenging road race - you might not get a PB, but you'll have surely earned your banana at the finish.DadsDash - Barnado's 5K (London...
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Pocket Race Guide - March
By Alice Palmer on 26/02/2009 10:21:16
Featuring... Duchy Marathon, Fradley 10K, Dentdale 14, Hastings Half-Marathon, Military 10K (and 5K), Marwell Zoo 10K
Closing Soon...Eastbourne Half-Marathon (East Sussex, March 1) After a taxing climb in the opening miles, you'll soon be able to settle into your stride and a enjoy expansive views along the seafront. Shakespeare Raceway 10K (Warwickshire, March 7) Give this new ...
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Readers' Top 10 UK Races: Beginner-friendliness
By Alice Palmer on 25/03/2009 10:22:13
The most beginner-friendly British races of 2008 - as voted by you, the runners who ran them
1. Zoo Stampede (Whipsnade Zoo 10K) Where: Bedfordshire When: June 7Kick off your racing career with something a little bit different – run with the animals – as well as 500 other runners – at the Whipsnade Zoo Stampede in Bedfordshire. The 10K route takes entrants on ...
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Readers' Top 10 UK Races: Atmosphere
By Alice Palmer on 24/03/2009 11:58:00
The most atmospheric British races of 2008 - as voted by you, the runners who ran them
1. Flora London Marathon Where: London When: April 26It’s the big one. Twenty-eight years of racing; 35,000 runners; and 26.2 miles around the streets of London. For runners of all kinds from the international elite to run/walkers, the Flora London Marathon is anticipated...
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Readers' Top 10 UK Races: PB Potential
By Alice Palmer on 26/03/2009 09:51:00
The most PB-friendly British races of 2008 - as voted by you, the runners who ran them
1. Brass Monkey Half-Marathon Where: Yorkshire When: January, 2010 date tbcBeat the crowds to get a place on this popular half-marathon and you might just get a PB into the bargain. Staged in January before the spring half-marathon season kicks in, the Brass Monkey Half...
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