them on runs, encourage them, lend them your back issues of RUNNER’S WORLD. Do all the things you wish someone had done for you!I resolve to Leave my watch at home for one run a weekWhy? Not every run is a race. Time has its role as an objective means

with food and my weight ballooned. By the end of 2004 I was off drugs but hugely overweight. That's when I started running."I did my first run in tracksuit trousers, a long-sleeved top tied around my waist (covering my backside) and a thick cotton T-shirt. I

Weight 340gEvaluation Salomon has done a good job of making the Flagstaff its most runnable shoe yet. Even pure trail-running shoes aren’t normally this light, and yet it’s more protective than nearly all of them. That’s good and bad. Good because

-to-rate list of race series and multi-stage events. 1 Race For Life Series, from MayWith over 300,000 runners, many first-timers and £17.5 million raised, Cancer Research UK Race for Life is the best thing to happen in running over the last decade.2 Cancer

better runner than Haile Gebrselassie. He only runs at marathon pace for two hours and I run at marathon pace for four hours. Anyone else find their logic goes completely to pot on long runs? Short'n'round I lose the ability to do simple maths after

of the site yet, you'll have to do that before you can sign up to the newsletter. You can register here.What to look forward to:Which target to aim forWeekly schedules (from sub-3:00 to run-walk)Speedwork for marathonersHow long you really need to runAre you

, quickens your stride, expands stride length, develops your cardiovascular system, enhances your running economy and can even protect your leg muscles against soreness. In short, hill running will make you a stronger, faster and healthier runner. What’s more

in my left foot was not getting any better. I was hoping a couple of days off would see me right, and it has! No more pain, no more exhaustion.I'm so nearly there now. It's my last long run on Sunday, and I can't believe it's here already. Now I just

herself to being abandoned every Sunday morning as he set off for his weekly long run.Seeing Lee complete eight marathons was not enough to persuade Rachel to take up running, but she did decide that she wanted to get fit."About 18 months ago, Rachel

Here are the schedules for the pace groups for the Robin Hood Half-Marathon.RUNNER’S WORLD will have pace groups of 1:30, 1:45, 2:00 and 2:15 at the race.1:30 pace | 1:45 pace | 2:00 pace | 2:15 pacePACING CHARTHere are suggested paces for your