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
wall standing between you and the starting line is your pride. "Not long after you started running, being a runner probably became a part of your self-identity – and pivotal to your identity in your peers' eyes," says Dr Dan Bishop, a sports
