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60-Second Guide: Trail Running
By Alice Palmer on 15/10/2009 09:37:54
For stunning scenery, near-perfect running surfaces and liberation from the urban rat race, take to the trails
Getty Images Off-road running might summon up dark memories of being sent round the school field in the cold. But there’s much more to going off-road. Springing along a forest trail is easier on your body than Tarmac, and the world beyond road
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Pocket Race Guide - August
By Alice Palmer on 29/07/2009 09:56:33
Featuring... Helensburgh Half-Marathon, Salisbury 5-4-3-2-1 Trail Marathon, Isle of Wight Half-Marathon, Hermitage Harriers 10K, Trelissick Estate Summer 10K, Newstead Abbey Dash 3, Spofforth Gala Trail 10K
) Burnham Beeches Half-Marathon (London, August 23)Ufdance Runners Quest Half-Marathon (London, August 23) Pewsey Vale Half-Marathon (Wiltshire, August 30) Salisbury 5-4-3-2-1 Trail Marathon, August 9 Salisbury 5-4-3-2-1 Trail
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Pocket Race Guide - November
By Alice Palmer on 03/11/2009 10:09:55
Featuring... Lancaster Half-Marathon, Barnsley 10K, Herbert's Hole 10K, Suicide Six, Scott Aztec Forest of Dean Trail Series, Hadleigh 10, Wolverton 5
Year Box Hill Knacker Cracker 10K (Surrey, January 1) Kick off 2010 in style at this tough trail run complete with killer hills and flamboyant fancy dress. National Highlights...Lancaster Half-Marathon (Lancashire, November 8) Boasting a pancake
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Readers' Top 10 UK Races: Scenery
By Alice Palmer on 23/03/2009 10:14:53
The most scenic British races of 2008 - as voted by you, the runners who ran them
1. PUMA Garburn Trail 24K Where: Cumbria When: June 6The race you rated as the most scenic in Britain is a stunner – a rough-and-tumble trail tour of the Lake District, complete with panoramic views. Its footpath and bridleway route
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Readers' Top 10 UK Races: Scenery
By Alice Palmer on 25/02/2010 09:24:41
The most scenic British races of 2009 - as voted by you, the runners who ran them
be described as challenging and hilly, not for the faint-hearted." CakeReader Reviews | Enter 2010 Race 4. Hawkshead Trail 15KWhere: Cumbria When: AprilWinding through some of Britain’s most beautiful countryside in the heart of ‘Beatrix Potter country
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Pocket Race Guide - July
By Alice Palmer on 30/06/2009 17:40:19
Featuring... Buxton Carnival 5, Chronicle Winchester City Centre 5K, Swanage Half-Marathon, Sherwood Pines 10K, Dinosaur 10K, Kymin Dash 7.1, Wizard 5
magnificent sights, with spectacular architecture leftover from its long history, and this three-lap road race will lead you on a tourist-friendly trail through the city, along the quiet river and past Winchester’s famous cathedral before finishing
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Pocket Race Guide - April
By Alice Palmer on 02/04/2009 12:40:51
Featuring... Trowse 10K, Easter Bunny 10K, Offas Orror 20K, Magnificent Eastnor Castle Seven, Wiggle Thunder Run 10K, Pensford 10K
Closing Soon...Chedworth Roman Trail 10 (Gloucestershire, April 5) Uneven terrain, several taxing hills and a knee-deep river crossing make this a challenging cross-country course through the heart of the Cotswolds. Wirksworth Incline 4
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TW Relay Team: Alice's Swim Blog #3
By Alice Palmer on 29/06/2011 15:35:44
Have schedule, will train. Ideally an unnecessarily overcomplicated, colour-coded schedule.
4-Day Challenge in November (a 6K run, an 11K trail hill run, a hilly trail half-marathon and a 10K road race).Before now, I've trained for one race at a time, with shorter races designed as build-up races to the big event. I've never before had so
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The Racing Year
By Alice Palmer on 27/03/2009 10:00:00
Planning the perfect year of competition
Every year there are thousands of races in Britain, ranging from 5K charity jogs to ultra events and with options over trail, countryside, fell, track and road. Some runners cram in races every weekend, but if you want to maximise your
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Pocket Race Guide - December
By Alice Palmer on 26/11/2008 10:37:49
Featuring... London Santa Run 6K, GRIM 8, Thompson Brothers Stockport 10, Bedford Harriers Half-Marathon, Staffforshire Moorlands Xmas Cracker 8, North Pier Boxing Day 10K, Glynneath 5, Box Hill Knacker Cracker 10K
. Enjoy the camaraderie among the 2,000 expected runners, or get together with mates to enter as a team of three.The GRIM 8 will blow away any lurking cobwebs from the holiday season – it's an eight-mile trail run on the course that puts British Army tanks
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