. A partner with similar abilities and goals can add motivation and increase the safety of your running.DO dress correctly. If it’s dark, wear white or, better yet, reflective clothing. If it’s cold, wear layers of clothing, gloves or mittens and a

have made the decision to ban MP3 players on health and safety grounds. People wearing them are an absolute menace - they are so zoned out they are completely unaware of people around them. I have lost count of the times runners have cut across me

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to at least 10mph (even if you’re not a fast runner, you’ll need this for sprint intervals), and a decent warranty length.Home models have certainly come on since the last time RW looked at them, two years ago. For a reasonable outlay of £1,000- £2

. Getting StartedTeaming up with other runners is the best way to dip your toe in if you’re completely new to off-road running. The Fell Running Association website has links to clubs across the country – contact a local group for a network of people ready

Every year at Runner's World, we come across people who achieve amazing things and who use running as a force of change, in their own lives and in the lives of others. Go to any running event in the UK and you'll find them. They are the beginners

protection. The lightest of all the glasses we tested by some distance, which will appeal to competitive runners looking to lose every possible ounce of weight. The super-thin hyperflex titanium arms and curving design provided a featherlight, wrap

that builds you up in realistic increments to the date of your race (allowing for one or two easier weeks at the end). If you can use a schedule from RUNNER’S WORLD, a good book, or an accredited coach at your local club, that’s ideal. It will be a tried

themed evening, unless Tor has changed her mind in the last 24 hours. You have to come in something beginning with any letter from "RUNNER'S WORLD". So, for instance, you could come as a Rabbit, a Unicorn, a Nurse, an Elephant, a Runner (heaven forbid), a

. I've bought new socks, and I've even got a set of lucky safety pins. I've used the same ones at my last two races and PB-ed both times!Steve says: Rob has continued to make great progress. His performance at the Fleet Half-Marathon couldn't have gone