to bring out the best in PB hunters without anybody realising quite why. Yes, the course is flat, but beyond that, we’re stumped. Probably best just to turn up and find out for yourself. Find out more.5. South Run 10Portsmouth, October 24 Europe’s most
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, and should reduce tearing around the arch, which is a traditionally vulnerable point. You do pay for this with a extra weight not so much on the PBT XTreme, but a hefty 40g on the racer. This, ironically, makes the old PB Trainer (which is still available
1. Brass Monkey Half-Marathon Where: Yorkshire When: January, 2010 date tbcBeat the crowds to get a place on this popular half-marathon and you might just get a PB into the bargain. Staged in January before the spring half-marathon season
out to encompass the villages of Drayton, Milton, and Sutton Courtenay."This race sets the standards that club-organised events should aim to mimic. It's an RW forum party, a Fetch frolic, a PB hunter's autumn target and altogether a great day out
new PB or if Heartbreak Hill claimed another marathon victim.
before the race so that you can get it right on the day." Mick Woods, GB athlete coachRun off-road pyramids "Beating your PB requires pure leg speed as well as endurance. You use more muscles running off-road, which teaches your body how to deal
and shin splints, but the last month or so I've felt quite good and done a fair amount of training. I’ve not run a 10K yet but I did a 5K in 23 minutes. I was hoping for better - is there any chance of me beating my PB or am I just too old?" – Mike
Many elite runners plan their racing calendars a year or more in advance. There are some right now who know that in order to be on the starting line of an Olympic final in Beijing in August 2008, they need to hit an A-standard qualifying time in a race in Brussels in August 2007,...
