scene. Over the years club membership has spurred on countless runners to better fitness and great racing achievements by giving them access to competition, expert training advice, encouragement and mutual support.We want you to help us select Britain
or multi-day relay – whatever gets your competitive tastebuds tingling, you’ll find stacks of suggestions to add to your must-do fixture list. A quick word of warning though: you might want to start organising your 2008 diary soon. After all, once word gets
eight minutes. To reap a training benefit, however, you only need to sustain that pace for two to five minutes, which is what I did every Tuesday for 20 years. It kept me competitive, and it'll help you do the same. What's your number?The only way
Winner: Halifax HarriersCompetition for this award proved every bit as fierce as last year, but in the end its excellence in virtually every category is what made Halifax Harriers the stand-out choice. The Harriers have long been seen as a
-to-head competition at an official qualifying event (see below).Some age groups and distances are more hotly contested than others. "For men, there's a lot of competition across all the age groups between 35 and 55, and it's particularly intense for the 35-39-year
of competitions and age groups.We want you to help us find the successor to Halifax Harriers. We are looking for clubs that demonstrate many of the same positive attributes and similar record of success across a wide area of activity. The award is open to all
your swim.Ralph HydesRalph Hydes (www.ralph-hydes.com) is a running, duathlon and triathlon coach. He has helped many athletes reach international-level competition and has been the trainer to corporate teams for the London Triathlon since 2001. Ralph
your legs much fresher for the bike and run.Ralph HydesRalph Hydes is a running, duathlon and triathlon coach. He has helped many athletes reach international-level competition and has been the trainer to corporate teams for the London Triathlon since
and ITB stretches that will improve your flexibility and help prevent juries, or improve the condition of any that you have.Ralph HydesRalph Hydes is a running, duathlon and triathlon coach. He has helped many athletes reach international-level competition
'm confident that I can complete the 20K and even enjoy it. The bad news is that there's still a lot of work to go, especially if I'm going to be able to live up to James' competitive zeal.