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Alice's Cyprus International 4-day Challenge blog: Arrival
By Alice Palmer on 24/11/2011 14:30:59
Runnersworld.co.uk Editor Alice Palmer heads to Cyprus for some winter sun - with a seriously tough stage race thrown in.
Hello! Welcome to my Cyprus International 4-day Challenge blog. The Challenge is a stage race held in the Akamas peninsula of Cyprus, taking in four very different races - and I'll be blogging throughout.My runningI've been running for about four
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Alice's Cyprus International 4-day Challenge blog: 10K Paphos City Run
By Alice Palmer on 29/11/2011 15:38:51
heavy in my legs. If that wasn't the perfect finish to my Cyprus Challenge, a clanging sign of how much I can get back out of the training I put in - and motivation to keep running - I don't know what is.Time: 1:11:59Pace: 11:41/milePosition: 339/343
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Alice's Cyprus International 4-day Challenge blog: 6K Time Trial
By Alice Palmer on 25/11/2011 20:27:37
last time, a total shock to the system for someone used to flat road races. This time, I'm slower - but wiser.Time: 37:36Pace: 10:07 m/mPosition: 331/365
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Alice's Cyprus International 4-day Challenge blog: 11K Hill Run
By Alice Palmer on 27/11/2011 14:39:04
and noisy crowds and presided over by an ancient, bemused Orthodox priest. Absolutely worth the uphill slog to reach it.Time: 1:44:56Pace: 15:22/mile (look, it was REALLY steep)Position: 330/334
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Readers' Top 10 UK Races: Beginner-friendliness
By Alice Palmer on 25/03/2009 10:22:13
The most beginner-friendly British races of 2008 - as voted by you, the runners who ran them
-centre charity race with gusto – its first staging saw over 6,000 entrants complete the flat course running, jogging and walking. A supremely inclusive event, the Leeds 10K is bursting with a carnival atmosphere and sense of camaraderie among the entrants. Its
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Readers' Top 10 UK Races: PB Potential
By Alice Palmer on 26/03/2009 09:51:00
The most PB-friendly British races of 2008 - as voted by you, the runners who ran them
. Silverstone Grand Prix 10K Where: Northamptonshire When: May 5Take inspiration from the usual racers on the Silverstone Circuit: Formula 1 racing cars. The Midlands’ biggest 10K road race has been running for over 25 years and attracts over 1,000 entrants
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Pocket Race Guide - January
By Alice Palmer on 28/12/2008 18:30:06
Featuring... Folksworth 15, Les Witton Memorial 10, Not the Roman IX, G3 10K series, Ferriby 10
)Not the Roman IXNot the Roman IX (Warwickshire, January 18) Kick off 2009 – and perhaps your spring marathon training too – with the sixth staging of this popular 12K road race. If you're still in mourning for the long-lived Roman 9, which this race
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Readers' Top 10 UK Races: Scenery
By Alice Palmer on 23/03/2009 10:14:53
The most scenic British races of 2008 - as voted by you, the runners who ran them
at the finish, the race certainly has an atmosphere to match its fabulous backdrop. 2. Coniston 14 Where: Cumbria When: March, 2010 date tbcThe Coniston 14 is beautiful and popular, with a loyal annual crowd numbering more than 1,500. First staged
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The Racing Year
By Alice Palmer on 27/03/2009 10:00:00
Planning the perfect year of competition
' 10K in York. and the London Pride Run 10K. For something a little bit different, get in the holiday spirit and head to North Wales to Race the Train over 14.75 miles of ups, downs and all kinds of terrain. Or race beside the seaside
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Readers' Top 10 UK Races: Atmosphere
By Alice Palmer on 22/02/2010 17:25:28
The most atmospheric races of 2009 - as voted by you, the runners who ran them
for this raucous tour of South Shields, and just revel in this much-loved race's unique atmosphere. Described by one runner as '13.1 miles of party', all 54,000 runners are treated to a hero's welcome from the community - local people pour out onto the streets
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