last time, a total shock to the system for someone used to flat road races. This time, I'm slower - but wiser.Time: 37:36Pace: 10:07 m/mPosition: 331/365
in the pool searching for the vaguest remnants of my swimming muscle memory. I've drawn up a plan with 3-4 sessions a week, regular swims of 1000-1500m interspersed with shorter sprints and drills.Deep breath - it's going to be a busy couple of months!
' 10K in York. and the London Pride Run 10K. For something a little bit different, get in the holiday spirit and head to North Wales to Race the Train over 14.75 miles of ups, downs and all kinds of terrain. Or race beside the seaside
team at Mile 17. But they all have one aim, which is to shout as much encouragement as they can muster, for friends, family and complete strangers. 2. Trionium Midsummer Munro Half-Marathon Where: Surrey When: June 20 With 13.1 miles
their experience of pre-competition stress. He says, "The world's best athletes set lots of different goals – if you go into a race with 15 goals, then you're sure to achieve at least some of them.' Set a variety of goals to make sure you come away happy. You could
five-mile highlights... Great Bentley Friday 5 (Essex, July 10) Didcot Five (Oxfordshire, July 12)Tottenham Marshes 5 (London, July 12) Cardiff Bay 5 (Ju1y 26)Hampshire Chronicle Winchester City Centre 5K (Hampshire, July 16) A successful road
atmosphere that’s hard to beat. More five-mile highlights... Braishfield Beer Race 5 (Hampshire, June 7) Tilty Hilly 5 (Essex, June 7)Long Eaton 5(Derbyshire, June 14) Colworth 5 (Bedfordshire, June 19)Run in the Wild 10K (Somerset, June 7) Try
before returning to gentle 5-10-minute running or cross-training sessions. Make time for plenty of rest and recovery while slowly building your training volume over 6-12 weeks - bearing in mind, of course, the problems that originally led to you
