It’s unlikely you’ll win every race you enter but you can be a winner every time you race by setting a new PB (personal best time). The full version of this article contains nine tips that - put simply - work. They go from timing your race right
It’s unlikely you’ll win every race you enter but you can be a winner every time you race by beating yourself and setting a new PB. Here are nine tips that work.Strong LegsMany runners assume that because they run, they don’t need to do leg
PB because it's a tough course but I'd like to try to get close to my PB.Q. Where have you been preparing for the race?A. I arrived in NYC on Tuesday. Before that I was in New Jersey training at sea level and before that I spent a month in Albequerque
of Apperley Bridge in this beginner-friendly off-road number.--Filling Up Fast... Cardiff Half-Marathon, October 19Gaz de France Leeds Half-Marathon (West Yorkshire, September 7) Encouraging locals, a PB-promoting course and finisher's T-shirt make
road that slices through the village. Unlike Western runners, the Kenyans tend to train according to how they feel and not what it says on their schedule.Coach Richard Mukche (marathon PB 2:15) who works at HATC, explains that Kenyans use a training
of improvement we all have from the time we take up the sport. His upward curve was emphasised last year when he decided to run a 10K at short notice and knocked a minute off his PB, running 32:37. He is already one of the world’s fastest 1500m runners for his
– so you should probably forget about a PB. The organisation and support however is excellent and spring is the ideal time to visit the city. Race website: www.admarathon.es Madrid Women’s 5K (May)2009 Date: tbcSuccessful women-only race series
is just 18m so it’s a great option if you’re looking to smash your half-marathon PB or fancy a gentle, flat course for your first half. A late afternoon start means you could even arrive on the morning of the race. Race website: www
stage wondering if I could do well at the MdS. On paper I'm an okay runner. I was first lady at the 2006 North Pole Marathon, second lady at the Himalayan 100-mile stage race in 2005 and I have a respectable marathon PB of 3:14. But after developing bad
, hoping to beat his PB of 2:42, but he’s still looking after his back by stretching it regularly with a routine Harwich has given him that aims to reduce the tension in his hamstrings, calves, shins and ankles. “The stretches do help, but I still need a
