November 2006 to November 2007.1 Northumberland Coastal RunWhen? July 15Why? The first Northumberland Coastal Run took place in 1979 with just 12 competitors. Last year over 800 runners assembled to tackle 14 miles of seaside scenery on the point
…‘I had miscalculated the dates! I had just over two weeks to train from running 0km to 10km! After that kick up the backside I went into overdrive, running 12 days out of the next 14. I managed to build up to running 5km non stop within three days
/22 miles, pm restMon am (30 mins easy), pm 45 mins steadyTue am (30 mins easy), pm 12 x 400 @ 3km pace, 200 jog rec.Wed am (30 mins easy), pm 10 miles – picking up pace. Thu am (30 mins easy), pm 8 x 1km @ 10km pace, 2 mins recovery.Fri am (30 mins easy
PB for 10K: 1:06 Half-Marathon: 2:28 Marathon 5:49 Strengths: Determination; not afraid to ask for support from friends; listening and taking in everything I'm told; passionate about encouraging new people to start. Weaknesses: Lack
lifts. Repeat with left leg. Repeat with right / left leg for 9, 8,7, etc down to 0.Go straight on to 1d)1d) Same position as 1c) but lift straightened right leg and hold for 15 seconds. Repeat with left leg. Then right leg for 10 secs, left leg for 10
why get it wrong this year? TV said 15,000 runners (therefore 15,000 entry fees); results show fewer than 10,000 finishers. Where are the missing 5,000? Did they run off with all the food?" The goody bag itself also got short shrift, with Benjamin
