142 Experian Robin Hood Marathon (6) 2:35:43/2:54:15Britain’s second-best city marathon is quick and scenic 2002 date: September 153 Lochaber Team Strides Marathon (7) 2:32:20/3:03:20Quick, scenic and spacious – if remote 2002 date: April 284 New

burst you might choose a target that’s just 100m away and sprint to it flat out. Then for the next hard run you’ll see something 800m away and stride towards it at your 5K race pace.It’s entirely up to you how hard or easy you make the session. Unlike

midsole, with its good-sized medial post, is twinned with a striking upper made from a lightweight fabric.It’s an impressive effort by Puma, and shows the company is making forward strides. In truth, though, the Cellerator Inhale hasa balanced mix of pros

energy by shortening your strideI recommend taking a shorter stride and a quicker cadence when hill climbing. This makes hills a lot easier and less tiring, enabling you to run freely when you get to the top. Taking larger strides fatigues me quickly

without them." Hereare the key core muscles you need to run. Here's how your core works for you on the road...1. SpeedAs you extend your stride or quicken the rate of your leg and foot turnover when you're trying to pick up the pace, the lower abs

of the crowd to make way for the masses.Thankfully, the wide thoroughfares to the south of the city offered ample opportunity to settle into one's stride after the slightly chaotic start.The dappled orange groves and olive fields of the Jardines de la Menara

, as if you were sitting on the toilet, so that the knee joint is in line with the ankle. When doing lunges you need to do an exaggerated stride as you bend into the lunge, keeping your body upright. You don't need to go far, a 45-degree angle is sufficient

by building more muscle fibres and boosting its aerobic engine. Push yourself to your limits twice or three times a week but ease off between hard sessions. Go back to basicsLike a golfer's swing or a runner's stride, a cyclist's pedal stroke, bike

, and constantly riffling through a checklist of how their body is coping. Examples might be: unclenching hands and fingers; monitoring footstrike and stride pattern; firing up the glutes properly; ensuring that the arms are swinging forwards and backwards

their body is coping. Examples might be: unclenching hands and fingers; monitoring footstrike and stride pattern; firing up the glutes properly; ensuring that the arms are swinging forwards and backwards, rather than from side to side; maintaining awareness