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Phase It In: How To Periodise Your Training
By Alice Palmer on 17/08/2009 12:52:03
Get the best out of your training time with a little forward planning
precisely once every four years - when it mattered. As Viren himself said, "Some do well in other races, some run fast times, but they cannot do well in the ultimate, the Olympics … The question is not why I run this way, but why so many cannot."Dr Marco
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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
follows quiet country lanes and laps the beautiful Priory Park, with a few climbs thrown in for good measure.-- London Pride Run 10K, August 15 Filling Up Fast…London Pride Run 10K (August 15) Renowned for its fantastic atmosphere
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Pocket Race Guide: Spring 20-Milers
By Alice Palmer on 01/03/2010 08:00:00
Go long (or prepare for going longer) - track down one of the top 20-mile races around the country this spring
hordes of PB hunters, this charming race has much more than just fast times to offer.A couple of laps looping through quiet country lanes is enough to put a smile on any runner’s face. And along with around 250 runners taking on the full 20 miles, you
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Pocket Race Guide: Spring 10Ks
By Alice Palmer on 08/04/2010 16:50:35
Whether you're a first-time racer or seasoned pro, challenge yourself with one of these 10K races taking place in April and May
in the park - expect a cross-country caper complete with hills, muddy woodland, lakeside paths and fields, and a short stretch through the local housing estate to boot. With some rather tough climbs to tackle too, forget a fast time for this one - focus
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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
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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
(Warwickshire, March 7) Give this new addition to the racing calendar a try - its flat rural road course might just be among the flattest you'll encounter this year. Wright Hassall Leamington Regency 10K, April 5 Filling Up Fast…Wright Hassall
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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
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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
follows quiet country lanes and laps the beautiful Priory Park, with a few climbs thrown in for good measure.Closing Soon...The Sturminster Half-Marathon (Dorset, August 2) This romp through the Dorset hills will help you work up an appetite
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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
follows quiet country lanes and laps the beautiful Priory Park, with a few climbs thrown in for good measure.Closing Soon...The Sturminster Half-Marathon (Dorset, August 2) This romp through the Dorset hills will help you work up an appetite
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Readers' Top 10 UK Races: PB Potential
By Alice Palmer on 26/03/2009 09:51:00
The most PB-friendly British races of 2008 - as voted by you, the runners who ran them
kicks in, the Brass Monkey Half-Marathon is a ticket to your first PB of the year. Described by one runner as "fast, fun and freezing", the Brass Monkey’s flatter-than-flat rural road course should get most runners in under the 2:45 cut-off. Its rural
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