Trail races Name Eric Hardwick MBE, Hastings Lions Club Organises Hastings Half-Marathon (since 1984) Name Mike Gratton, 2:09 Events Organises Tens of races each year, including the Salomon South Downs Marathon, London’s Great Gorilla Run and the Jersey

it became obsessive. OK, I'm never going to win anything, but I have got satisfactory results from such training. My PBs are 1:37 for a half-marathon (four runs per week), and 3:52 for the marathon. – Mr BumpUse your past experience to inform the present

running and come back having missed training or 2) get over it and pick a 10K race somewhere with no time target and a no watch. Give it a couple of days and move on - you won't believe how quickly you forget bad races! – Pugheaven™ Any questions?Got a

minutes before and after a run and also 15 minutes on non-running days to strengthen the muscles. The physio said that my muscle flexibility was 'tragic' before but now I can even touch my toes for the first time since I left my teenage years! – Mr

guy who did his first half-marathon aged 27 in about 2:15, and now 10 years on is doing 1:13! – Stevie GMore haste, less speed As everybody else has said, of course you can, but I urge you to be patient and set realistic goals. I started running again

before you get started:1. If you’re trying your hand at a new sport, don’t be tempted to do too much too soon – you’ll only be left with sore muscles that will need extra time to recover. Build up slowly – from as little as 15 or 20 minutes at first. 2

.Her performance at last year’s British Masters Athletics Championships was outstanding. She took gold in the 5,000m (23:06:26) and silver in the 1500m (6:23:40) track events – placing her fifth and ninth in the world (respectively) for her age group. Meanwhile, a

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, when it comes to running, I get that same feeling from the moment I wake up. I feel sick and don't want to eat, although I know I've got to eat else I won’t run well. Do you get these feelings too? How do you deal with them? Do they ever go away

-changed after record temperatures rendered the course one of the driest reported in the event’s 13-year history.More off-road highlights...Jog Shop Jog 20 (Sussex, October 14)Tough Challenge Marathon (Essex, October 14)SIS Sandhurst Poppy Trail 10K (Surrey