Clubs regularly attend races as a teamThe days when running clubs were the sole preserve of ultra-competitive elite racers hell-bent on crushing the opposition at all costs and putting in more hours than Geb or Paula are thankfully long
to be for that week (at least) and what each session is supposed to achieve. Write a list of your motives and goals and how it all works in the bigger picture, from fartleks to longer endurance runs. On a purely practical level, this means that you can get the right
last four months have been nothing short of phenomenal. I always thought I was a runner before I did this, but I was overweight, I always started off too fast and I couldn’t run a negative split. To actually run for all the right reasons and to eat
."Ceal's Top Training TipsStart slowly"Running isn’t a short-term thing. If you’re just starting out, you probably won’t get fast very quickly. Think of it as a long-term activity and to begin with, focus on running more, rather than running faster. Run
with total flexibility in terms of how and when to clock up those miles. Online running community fetcheveryone.com has monthly mileage groups, which are great for motivation. You could even run the year – 2010 miles works out as 38.5 per week! Start a
more bearable by combining easy outdoor sessions with treadmill work in a warm, dry gym. Start outdoors, running for 20-60 minutes. Rehydrate, then get on the treadmill for another 45-60 minutes. Beat it: On cold days, wear a baselayer and lightweight
Concentrate on doing the things you enjoyWeve all been through it. It starts with a reluctance to change and get out of the door; it continues with a feeling of lethargy during the warm-up. Some days you manage to overcome it and get stuck
How to get started "The winter months are for base training. When the weather is bad, just keep reminding yourself of this. It's always important to have goals to drive you through the tough times." - Michelle Dillon "Try to train with other
."When Eyles and Newsom started the podcasts, they were worried they would run out of content but it soon became obvious that the possibilities are almost endless, and the listeners have shaped the output, too, suggesting segments such as High 5 and Website
event is self-sustaining. Run by a not-for-profit company, parkrun provides the start-up knowledge, training, expertise and infrastructure to get an event off the ground. Organisers then build and manage their own teams and relationships with the local
