half IM distance, the event was longer than most of the forum contingent had attempted to date.The previous months of frenzied training had not been without its casualties. A week before the race the list of injuries had grown amongst the forumite
and structured training plans just go out the window. I just try to maintain my fitness in between races. If you do too much, injuries happen. I also think it's important to have a balanced life, and try not to get too obsessed with running!Have you had any
was never going to give up on running when I was still young enough. The hand that I was dealt contained a lot of injuries but everyone has their own battle to fight or problems to face. What kept me going was when I could train for two or three weeks, I
a week to a regular 35, 45 or more (depending on your goal)Weekly long runs throughout the training period, building from two hours to three hours plusInjuryIn the bad old days of the 1980s, thousands of people took up running with the single goal
time.We take care of the pace estimates and the mile splits; you put in the training and turn up on the day for a great run. The groups vary from sub-three-hour marathon pace to run-walk at most events, so there's one for everyone. All you need is a
. Sanders said: "I'm really looking forward to running with Christine and the other 400m girls again. It's great when we're all out on the track pushing each other on"I've had a tough couple of years due to injury but it was great to be back in action
It is possibly the most deceivingly named race on the planet. Over seven days and six stages, participants in the Marathon des Sables run, stumble, burn, stink, hallucinate, cry and bleed across 156 miles of the Sahara Desert in Morocco. They carry
the following day.Breaking PointDay Nine turned out to be critical: Shades came within a whisker of dropping out of the challenge. "I’d been picking up injuries throughout the event and my calf muscles on both legs were so sore. I owe a great deal to two people
an injury and decided to swim as cross-training. I was only off running for a fortnight and training went well, but during the race I had trouble with my knees. I decided that triathlon would be kinder to my body.I turned up to a local try-a-tri a couple
an ultra-distance race in Devon. I felt like I was slowly becoming a running machine...By race week I was as ready as I thought I could be - I’d just comfortably paced sub-1:30 at the Hastings Half-Marathon, completed a marathon in Devon and done seven runs
