always try to run on softer surfaces. Most of my longer runs are on trails and many of my speed sessions have been on grass.Vikki McPherson Running life: A full-time British international, with a half-marathon best of 1:11:33, she runs every day. Years
over terrain where ruts and holes lie hidden in the grass. You're better off running on trails or close-cropped, even grass because you can see any rough spots and avoid them.Running tracks Tracks offer even surfaces that are firm but not too hard
. By training off-road on trails or sand, your legs will work harder to keep you moving, and you’ll put less stress on joints. You can even include races on different surfaces in your training to keep you focused on the long-term goal. Try the Blackpool Beach 10
runners back on the trails. Our readers have thousands of injuries-worth of experience - but on a sensible note, there's no substitute for getting an injury professionally looked at."Best to see a qualified physio if you have a sports problem, just in case
don’t need to pay celebrity prices to get them. If you want more information read my new book. - Johnny BlazeJoin the thread FELL RUNNINGIs fell running as simple as lots of training on hills? Do I need to train off road in trail shoes or will my
-littered trails. "On longer, hard runs, aim for a pace that's about 80 per cent of your race pace. When it comes to the speedier sessions – such as mile reps or intervals – aim for 110 per cent," says Frapwell. "As long as you're hitting faster than race pace, you
is flat, and that special word 'undulating' really came into its own! I used the trails that criss-cross Table Mountain, running along 'contour paths' under the pine trees and gawping at the view. I did need to plan the long runs to avoid the heat
Tarnopolsky, director of the Neuromuscular and Neurometabolic Clinic at McMaster University in Canada. Tarnopolsky won an Ontario trail-running series three times in a row, at ages 41, 42, and 43. "Last year, I was running better times in some races than I did
! What I would do differently: not run a marathon five weeks beforehand, especially at almost target pace.The key to my success:, quality miles with a group of friends, including most long runs on hilly forest trails which built strength and endurance
their hands out for you to give them a high-five remember to wipe your hand first as you may leave a trail of traumatised children with sticky, sweaty hands (sorry!)My targets were to raise lots of money for Asthma UK, run all the 26.2 miles and finish under
