, the highest point in West Yorkshire. Despite the inclusion of a detailed route narrative in entrants' race packs, runners can rest assured the course won't make unreasonable demands on their navigation skills. Regular checkpoints - stocked with biscuits

’s quicker to do that than choke myself on the water and lose more time that way. – cougieMaster the make-a-spout techniqueIf I get a cup of water in a race, I generally tip out half of it, squeeze the cup in the middle to make a spout, sip a couple

Winning gold at the British Masters Athletics Championships 2006Most of us can only dream of becoming a world-class athlete. For regular forumite Ceal (aka Cecilia Morrison) though, life as one of the global elite is a day-to-day reality

When it comes to preparing for a race, finding a training schedule is likely to be top of your to-do list. But what if your lifestyle just isn’t suited to following a pattern of prescribed sessions?That's the challenge facing this week's questioner

of the historic city. Don’t feel ready to tackle the half-marathon distance? Then sign up for the Race4Each 5K option, also starting and finishing in Norfolk Showground.Bedford Harriers Half-Marathon (Bedfordshire, December 2) The last 13.1-miler in the UK racing

Bronte Way Trail 8, October 7Closing SoonBronte Way Trail 8 (West Yorkshire, October 7) Brush up your navigational skills in this demanding point-to-point off-road race across the breathtaking Brontë moors.Oldbury 10 (Gloucestershire, October 7

. Practice makes perfect (well, perhaps not perfect...). – Mark SleightMake them a key component of your race-day preparationIf I go on a longer training run I always include a big hill or two. You are cheating yourself if you don’t – when it comes to running

to my time and felt shite. Races really help because you want to go faster and will do anything to get a better time. Packing up the weed is simply a means to race faster. – DustboyFocus on what you can do, not what you can’tI smoked up to 40 a day

an added boost, as will jelly beans or a banana. Few runners are able to tolerate anything more while on the run. If you’re planning to eat or drink during a race, try doing so a few times in training beforehand. There’s no way of predicting how your body

If you want to become a better runner, there’s no real training substitute for running. Other sports just don’t cut the mustard when it comes to preparing your body for race day, right?Right. But in terms of boosting your fitness, balancing muscle