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This Sunday heralds the return of one of Britain's most iconic races: the 32nd Bupa Great North Run. More than 55,000 runners will take to the streets of Newcastle to take on the half marathon after months of hard training.In our Bupa Great North
Where Newcastle-upon-Tyne When September 18, 2011 First Man Martin Mathathi 58:56 First Woman Lucy Kabuu 1:07:06 Last Finisher 4:26:18 No. of Finishers 37482It was a chilly start to the 31st Bupa Great North run and with a forecast for a light
The 54,000-strong crowd of runners at the start of their half-marathon adventure.
Here are the schedules for the BUPA Great North Run for the 3 pace groups we will have at the race. For paces, refer to the box. NB the schedules can be used for a range of paces obviously the faster you are, the quicker you will run
If you're running this year's BUPA Great North Run, come and join the RUNNER'S WORLD team aboard the The Queen of Scandinavia for some comfort, coaching and camaraderie. Many hotels in and around Newcastle are already booked up for the October race
BEGINNER'S THREE TIMES A WEEK SHEDULEWEEK ONEWEEK TWOWEEK THREEWEEK FOURWEEK FIVEWEEK SIXWEEK SEVENJul 13 (Sat) RESTJul 20 (Sat) RESTJul 28 (Sat) RESTAug 4 (Sat) RESTAug 11 (Sat) RESTAug 18 (Sat) RESTAug 25 (Sat) RESTJul 14 (Sun) 20 mins run/walkJul 21 (Sun) Weekly
SUB 1:30 WEEK ONE WEEK TWO WEEK THREE WEEK FOUR WEEK FIVE WEEK SIX WEEK SEVEN Jul 13 (Sat) Hills run 8 repetitions of at least 30 seconds. 10 mins jog before and after session Jul 20 (Sat) Fartlek run 30 mins of mixed pace Jul 27 (Sat) 30
(Sun) Endurance target: run 60 mins plus at an easy paceJul 21 (Sun) Endurance target: run 60 mins plus at a steady paceJul 28 (Sun) Race (ideally 10K)Aug 4 (Sun) Endurance target: run 75 mins plus at an easy paceAug 11 (Sun) Endurance target: run 75
From nervous first-timers to injury-frustrated veterans, self-confessed plodders to sub-1:25 hopefuls, over the last few months our six Bupa Great North Run hopefuls have been sharing all their training highs and lows right here online