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From Couch Potato to Marathon Runner
By noreen burgess 2 on 27/04/2012 11:42:56
Taking up running in Jan 2012 my running story details my journey which started out as a way to lose eight stone
place.In June 2011, six months after I took up running, I completed the Sutton Park 10K in 1:16:42 and that very same evening I entered the Bupa Great Birmingham Run (a half-marathon!) being held in October.During my training I found out I had been
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My VLM 2010: trace10 (4:20)
By trace10 on 27/04/2010 07:59:45
An amazing day - my quads are aching but I'm still grinning!
would be wiped out by the elation of achieving my goal. So I just kept going. It was tough and by Mile 20 or 21, I just wanted to drop back and let John go. Luckily I'm stubborn and just thought that as I'd come this far at 10:00-mile speed, I shouldn
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Saucony FIND YOUR STRONG Competition Winners
By on 10/02/2012 10:00:00
Did you have the winning 15-word formula in Saucony’s FIND YOUR STRONG Competition?
To celebrate the launch of Saucony’s "Geometry of Strong" range, we gave 20 lucky readers a pair of the range’s ProGrid Guide 5 shoes. To win all you had to do was tell us how you “"FIND YOUR STRONG" in 15 words.We were inundated with great entries
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The Racing Year
By Alice Palmer on 27/03/2009 10:00:00
Planning the perfect year of competition
, while capital-based runners can also test their times in the Self Transcendence series in Battersea Park. 10K opportunities also abound, and those inspired by the Flora London Marathon can tread city streets in the Bupa London 10,000 and the Bupa Great
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RW Pocket Race Guide - March
By Runner's World on 01/03/2007 12:47:39
What's coming up, what's closing soon, what's filling fast
’t fancy the full 10K, you can always make the most of the 5K or 1,500m fun-run options.City of Lincoln 10K (Lincolnshire, March 25) Lincoln’s biggest road race enters its eleventh year, and promises to be just as popular as ever, with a field of around 4,000
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Pocket Race Guide - May
By Runner's World on 28/04/2008 13:09:58
Featuring... Beaverbrooks Blackpool 10K, Halstead and Essex Marathon, Tewkesbury Half-Marathon, Sevenoaks 7, Helen's Trust Golden Gate 10K, Queen Mother Reservoir Series and the Magic Roundabout 10K
5K (Lancashire, May 11)Ripley School Supper Run 4 (Lancashire, May 15)Walton Park Five (Merseyside, May 20)B of the Bang 10K (Manchester, May 25) Halstead & Essex Marathon, May 11 Halstead and Essex Marathon (Essex, May 11) A million miles (or
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Pocket Race Guide - November
By David Mitchell on 27/10/2008 09:51:04
Featuring... Guy Fawkes 10, Stevenage Half-Marathon, Bexhill Seafront Poppy Half-Marathon, Hell Down South, Heaton Xmas Pud 10K, Sospan Road Runners Multi-terrain 10, City of Norwich Half-Marathon, Downton Half-Marathon
to none. National Highlights...Guy Fawkes 10, November 2Guy Fawkes 10 (North Yorkshire, November 2) This year sees the 25th staging of this race in Ripley, near Harrogate, and organisers are expecting 1,000 runners to join the celebration. Finishing
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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
-MarathonBedford Harriers Half-Marathon (Bedfordshire, December 14) Last year's rain, sleet and hail won't deter people from coming back for more – join 2,000 other runners for the last half-marathon of 2008. The out-and-back route tours the Bedfordshire countryside
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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
-centre charity race with gusto – its first staging saw over 6,000 entrants complete the flat course running, jogging and walking. A supremely inclusive event, the Leeds 10K is bursting with a carnival atmosphere and sense of camaraderie among the entrants. Its
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Running Green
By Alice Palmer on 08/05/2009 09:37:44
Make your own energy bars, give your kit a new lease of life and save money on laundry with these top eco tips to becoming a greener runner
whites and 175ml apple juice. Press the mixture into a lightly-oiled 18x28cm baking tin. Bake at 180ºC for 20-25 minutes until golden. Allow to cool slightly then cut into bars.Bee-liciousHoney is a natural, cheap and effective alternative to energy gels
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