gravel trails through the 600-acre Arboretum site.--Closing SoonAsh Excellent 8 (Somerset, September 9) Now in its 11th year, this multi-terrain event takes runners along rough tracks, over stiles and up leg-busting hills rewarding them with breathtaking
underfoot. Continue to zig-zag along the beach.Sand dune hillsFind a sloping sand dune and after a warm-up, run hard up to the top (or for up to one minute), maintaining a short stride and fast cadence. Jog back down and catch your breath. Aim for 5
Here are the schedules for the pace groups for the Robin Hood Half-Marathon. RUNNERS WORLD will have pace groups of 1:30, 1:45, 2:00 and 2:15 at the race. Refer to the pace charts for exact speeds.1:30 pace | 1:45 pace | Beginner's pacePace Chart
in training runs and races – giving up at the first hint of discomfort or hills. And then a friend bought me the Competitive Runner’s Handbook, which includes a great chapter about “mental training”, which I really took to heart (and regularly re-read before
Distance sessions:4 to 12 miles @ marathon pace* / 16 to 24 miles @ a steady race * Beginner and intermediate runners: alternate between these two sessions every other week. Advanced runners: do both of these sessions every week. Session KeyHill sprints: Find a 100
and protecting your legs from the repetitive pounding of training. If you are looking for a non-weight-based programme to build leg strength, head for the hills. Hill intervals are also an effective way to build efficient and powerful leg muscles. Find a hill
, as the locals turn out in force to cheer some 1,100 runners round the undulating, two-lap traffic-free course. Well established on the north-east racing agenda, this year marks the event’s 20th anniversary, and a concurrent 3K race for 11-16s and a beginners
Ron Hill doesn't have to think about running today. It's a given; he's going to do it. After 38 years of running every day without a break (which through to the beginning of December 2002 amounted to 13,880 consecutive days) he's not about
). This turns on its head the accepted system of starting a marathon build-up from a low mileage base and building up the long runs and total miles between Christmas and the race – usually about 12 to 16 weeks. This is fine for relative beginners
on comfortable time on your feet. Thats particularly true if youre a beginner, in which case you should build up your long runs by no more than 10 minutes a week, and not be afraid to take one-minute walk breaks every mile or so. Ideally, run on trails, grass
