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60-Second Guide: Trail Running
By Alice Palmer on 15/10/2009 09:37:54
For stunning scenery, near-perfect running surfaces and liberation from the urban rat race, take to the trails
Getty Images Off-road running might summon up dark memories of being sent round the school field in the cold. But there’s much more to going off-road. Springing along a forest trail is easier on your body than Tarmac, and the world beyond road
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Pocket Race Guide - November
By Alice Palmer on 03/11/2009 10:09:55
Featuring... Lancaster Half-Marathon, Barnsley 10K, Herbert's Hole 10K, Suicide Six, Scott Aztec Forest of Dean Trail Series, Hadleigh 10, Wolverton 5
(Buckinghamshire, November 15) Head off-road and rise to the challenge of this tough, multi-terrain course through the picturesque Chilterns.The hills come thick and fast, with the first climb after just two kilometres and more following swiftly behind. Don
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Pocket Race Guide - October
By Alice Palmer on 25/09/2009 16:20:07
Featuring... Badger Bite 4, Henley Half-Marathon, Gin Pit 5, Richmond Castle 10K, Welcombe Wobbler 10K, Trionium Greensand Marathon, East Coast 10K, Over The Hills 12K
Half-Marathon (Devon, October 18) Gin Pit 5, October 11 Gin Pit 5 (Lancashire, October 11) Whether you’re a newcomer to trails or a hardy old hand at off-road running, the Gin Pit 5 stands out. A small and friendly race with quietly lovely
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Pocket Race Guide - December
By Alice Palmer on 26/11/2008 10:37:49
Featuring... London Santa Run 6K, GRIM 8, Thompson Brothers Stockport 10, Bedford Harriers Half-Marathon, Staffforshire Moorlands Xmas Cracker 8, North Pier Boxing Day 10K, Glynneath 5, Box Hill Knacker Cracker 10K
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
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Pocket Race Guide - January
By Alice Palmer on 28/12/2008 18:30:06
Featuring... Folksworth 15, Les Witton Memorial 10, Not the Roman IX, G3 10K series, Ferriby 10
)Not the Roman IXNot the Roman IX (Warwickshire, January 18) Kick off 2009 – and perhaps your spring marathon training too – with the sixth staging of this popular 12K road race. If you're still in mourning for the long-lived Roman 9, which this race
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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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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
, July 26 Dinosaur 10K (Kent, July 26) Tour the Kentish coast as part of Deal Regatta Week in this charming road race. As well as taking in the historic castles of Deal and Walmer, the course kicks off in Deal before winding through quaint
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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
) 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
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The Racing Year
By Alice Palmer on 27/03/2009 10:00:00
Planning the perfect year of competition
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
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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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