miles in my last race. In 11 years, I had run 603 races, an average of 55 a year. In that time I had only one short period when injury stopped me from training regularly. This owes something, I think, to training a lot on grass and sand, and to running
important daily activities. Make it happen.Join our website communityRW's website forums are packed with people giving each other daily encouragement. Don't be shy - visit our Beginners, General and Training folders to see which suits you best.Get ready
, it forces your feet, ankles and knees to absorb the full force of impact. Wherever possible, run off-road on grass or trails.Be strong A recent study showed that a combination of strength training and jumping exercises can build up your leg muscles enough
you love.Steve Smythe Running life: Trains every day, and occasionally twice a day. After 27 years of trying, he won an individual Kent title in 2000. Years running: 31 Running is generally a fair and honest sport. If you put the work in, train
times. Once or twice a week, you can also do five minutes of single-leg hops, two-legged bounding, and high-knee skipping, all on a soft surface such as grass or packed earth.Plan Six – Run longer tempo runsWe admire runners who refuse to give up
to do any of the past nine weeks of the training plan, and if two miles of very gentle jogging on grass has me in so much pain, then there’s no way on God’s good earth I can get myself ready to run 26 miles in six weeks’ time without doing even more
? (not a gym!) Leigh Blinman I've been running off-road. If you go to a park, there should be enough grip on the grass to run. It all seems to be melting away now - fingers crossed the temperature stays up a little and the roads will clear soon. MD6 Go
the thread For the week ending 15 June 2009Hot to trot...Runner Rivalry When you spot another runner ahead of you on a run, do you get the urge to overtake them even if they’re faster than you? Schmoo74 I find that chaps are (generally) more competitive
