technique. Kitted OutAlthough your usual road shoes will be fine for suburban park paths, they won’t cut it in the mud slicks that some off-road races can become. With increased traction or large studs on the sole, toe bumpers and hard-wearing fabric
to be precious about your kit getting muddy! More off-road highlights... Tadley Runners Christmas XC 5.3 (Hampshire, December 7) Forest of Dean Trail Series (Gloucestershire, December 14) Wedgnock Winter Mud and Mayhem 10K (Warwickshire, December 27)--Thompson
) Faversham 10K (September 20) Eridge Park 10, September 13 Eridge Park 10 (September 13, Kent) This long-running race boasts a small and friendly field and a cracking off-road course, with some changes for 2009. The race
very light racing month, with very few road options. But join a club and, whatever your standard, the wonderful world of cross-country opens up to you. Visit the UK Athletics site to find your nearest club. Of course, you could kick off the New
hard for their Easter indulgences should round off their Bank Holiday weekend with the Easter Bunny 10K, held every Easter Monday. The single-lap road course comprises a (mostly) flat tour of Somerset lanes, passing through the country villages
give old trainers another sporting life as basketball courts, tennis courts, running tracks and children’s playgrounds. Find your nearest drop-off point at www.nikereuseashoe.com. You can also send nearly new shoes direct to Africa to help new
1. Zoo Stampede (Whipsnade Zoo 10K) Where: Bedfordshire When: June 7Kick off your racing career with something a little bit different – run with the animals – as well as 500 other runners – at the Whipsnade Zoo Stampede in Bedfordshire
environmentally-friendly kit as far as possible (Brooks Trance shoes are eco-friendly, as are the Nike Pegasus 25+). Get off on the right foot by recycling your old kit – join over two million others worldwide and recycle your trainers to help Nike build new
