completed her first ever race – a hilly, off-road 5K – and joined a local running club, we’d have to disagree. "I had no idea running was so popular," Karen admits, "I started exercising to lose weight and first visited the Runner’s World site for nutrition
’s taken me a while to recover but a couple of friends have done half-marathons and that has given me the motivation to start taking running more seriously. I only started running again about four months ago." "I came across the Runner’s World website after
-tune your training regime and plot a perfect race-day strategy. Plus, keeping an eye on your heart rate means you'll be able to spot looming illness and the effects of overtraining and side-step the risks of running under the weather. GETTY IMAGES
It might seem like gender isn't a big deal in the world of running. But even though men and women line up in the same races, with similar kit and an identical will to win, being a female runner can be a little different. Women have a different
preparation, such as planning for race day and thinking about her hydration and refuelling strategies. This is very important for all marathon runners: each of you should have a definite strategy for race day that you have practiced in training. Meg
... But it does sound like they just mixed it up. I saw money exchanging hands at the Dublin expo with people selling their race numbers to folk in the foyer. Liverbird Having been involved in a race where someone died, the thought of having a collapsed runner
