’m plodding towards a 10K in September but I have a problem with hills. It's getting increasingly hard to find anywhere even remotely flat to run! In one way, it's a good thing as I'm entered for the Lanhydrock race which is hilly but it's really challenging
breaking down. It'll do it anyway. – SlowboyUse a scoring system to keep things in perspectiveMy advice is to rate pain on a scale of one to 10. Anything up to three or four and I'd train as normal providing it starts to go away within a week. Five to six
Where Marrakech, Morocco When January 31, 2010 First Man Bekele Azmiro 1:00:57 First Woman Meriem Wangari 1:12:19 Last Finisher 3:31:50 No. of Finishers 2,605Majestic minarets, bustling souks, hypnotic snake-charmers - the mysterious city
overdoing it:Week 3Your final week of hard training. Aim to complete your last long run (18-20 miles) at the end of this week.Week 2Your mileage should total half to two-thirds of your most intense training week. Your longest run should not exceed 10 miles
before you get started:1. If you’re trying your hand at a new sport, don’t be tempted to do too much too soon – you’ll only be left with sore muscles that will need extra time to recover. Build up slowly – from as little as 15 or 20 minutes at first. 2
will see you flying home for lashings of hot grub back at race HQ.More hardy half-marathons... Steyner Stinger Half-Marathon (Sussex, March 2) Midsummer Munro Half-Marathon (Surrey, June 21)Yorkshire Off-Road Half-Marathon (West Yorkshire, September 14)1000
picking up the pace and eventually the walking breaks went. A few years on, I'm now a marathon runner and gone from a size 14 to between an 8 and a 10. So stick at it, it's worth it in the end. Oh, and by the way,you'll burn a lot more calories outside
