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	Pocket Race Guide - September By Alice Palmer on 27/08/2009 15:50:18 Featuring...Westonbirt 10K Tree Trot, Edridge Park 10, Anglesey Marathon, Victory 5, City of Salford 10K, Macclesfield Half-Marathon and the Netherthong 10K Birmingham and Black Country Half-Marathon, July 4 Closing Soon...Birmingham and Black Country Half-Marathon (West Midlands, July 4) Head for the 'Venice of the North' to take on this flat point-to-point course alongside the Black Country's famous canals.C...

	60-Second Guide: Carb-Loading By Alice Palmer on 23/04/2010 08:28:51 Forget ploughing through plates of pasta - get the carb-loading low-down with these simple dos and don'ts events like marathons and triathlons.Why do I need to carb-load? Your body can only store enough glycogen (energy) to sustain 90 minutes of exercise. After this point, without sufficient extra fuelling you're in danger of running out of energy

	Pocket Race Guide - November By Alice Palmer on 03/11/2009 10:09:55 Featuring... Lancaster Half-Marathon, Barnsley 10K, Herbert's Hole 10K, Suicide Six, Scott Aztec Forest of Dean Trail Series, Hadleigh 10, Wolverton 5 Appeal, and you’ll bag a medal – and perhaps a PB too.Filling Up Fast...Liverpool Santa Dash, December 6Liverpool Santa Dash 5K (December 6) Join thousands of Santas charging through the bustling streets of Liverpool in this atmospheric event.Trionium New

	Pocket Race Guide - July By Alice Palmer on 30/06/2009 17:40:19 Featuring... Buxton Carnival 5, Chronicle Winchester City Centre 5K, Swanage Half-Marathon, Sherwood Pines 10K, Dinosaur 10K, Kymin Dash 7.1, Wizard 5 scenery and plentiful local support in this shorter sister event. Admiral Swansea Bay 10K (September 27) Popular out-and-back coastal fixture, boasting welcoming crowds and definite PB potential.National Highlights...Buxton Carnival 5 (Derbyshire, July 11

	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 ) Three laps of a rolling road course, and your penultimate chance to run a UK marathon in 2008. Not feeling up to the full distance? Take the relay option... -->Wokingham Half-MarathonFilling Up Fast…OK, so these events might be weeks away, but you

	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 's 'big hill'.This UK Athletics bronze-graded event comes with supervised bag storage, tidy changing facilities and T-shirts for all entrants, as well as refreshments, which might well include a repeat of last year's coveted bacon sandwiches

	Pocket Race Guide - June By Alice Palmer on 27/05/2009 16:01:37 Featuring... The Harvel 5, Run in the Wild 10K, Otley 10, Saab Salomon South Downs Marathon, Humber Bridge Half-Marathon, Mayfair Park and Tower 5K, Farnborough Flier 12K, Humph's Hilly Half , Surrey Hill (Berkshire, May 31) Push yourself to the limit by tackling mud, hills and bogs galore in this extreme off-road event. City of Manchester 10K, July 5 Filling Up Fast…Birmingham and Black Country Half-Marathon (July 4

	Pocket Race Guide - May By Alice Palmer on 30/04/2009 10:47:12 Featuring... Hinckley Half-Marathon, South Cheshire 20, Heroes 10K, Ramsbury Circuit 5, Raby Castle 10K, Saab Salomon Turbo X Surrey Hill Closing Soon...Tri Nations vs UK 10K (Berkshire, May 2) Grab the chance to don your country’s colours and chase a PB over this super-fast, flat lakeside course. Silverstone Grand Prix 10K (Northamptonshire, May 5) Test yourself over two laps at the home of British motor-r...

	Pocket Race Guide - August By Alice Palmer on 29/07/2009 09:56:33 Featuring... Helensburgh Half-Marathon, Salisbury 5-4-3-2-1 Trail Marathon, Isle of Wight Half-Marathon, Hermitage Harriers 10K, Trelissick Estate Summer 10K, Newstead Abbey Dash 3, Spofforth Gala Trail 10K Birmingham and Black Country Half-Marathon, July 4 Closing Soon...Birmingham and Black Country Half-Marathon (West Midlands, July 4) Head for the 'Venice of the North' to take on this flat point-to-point course alongside the Black Country's famous canals.C...

	Pocket Race Guide - October By Alice Palmer on 25/09/2009 16:20:07 Featuring... Badger Bite 4, Henley Half-Marathon, Gin Pit 5, Richmond Castle 10K, Welcombe Wobbler 10K, Trionium Greensand Marathon, East Coast 10K, Over The Hills 12K Closing Soon...Cheltenham 10K (Gloucestershire, October 3) Bask in a grandstand finish at this new 10K, held within the Cheltenham Race Course grounds - home of horse racing's famous Gold Cup.Highgate 5K Fun Run (London, October 4) Scale the hills and heaths of Highgate in th...