-covered. But it makes you strong and it's a great way to progress your training."Paper chaseThe sport's history is rooted in a traditional paper chase race, with 'hares' laying a trail and the pack following. Although paper chases continued well into the 20th century

, feeling residual fatigue for the rest of the week. But speedwork, whether on track, trail or road, can be adaptable and user-friendly. And it’s the surest path to faster running.Speedwork increases your fitness by engaging more of the body. Your stride

important daily activities. Make it happen.Join our website communityRW's website forums are packed with people giving each other daily encouragement. Don't be shy - visit our Beginners, General and Training folders to see which suits you best.Get ready

, it forces your feet, ankles and knees to absorb the full force of impact. Wherever possible, run off-road on grass or trails.Be strong A recent study showed that a combination of strength training and jumping exercises can build up your leg muscles enough

you love.Steve Smythe Running life: Trains every day, and occasionally twice a day. After 27 years of trying, he won an individual Kent title in 2000. Years running: 31 Running is generally a fair and honest sport. If you put the work in, train

-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

if this doesn't feel right, he'll be treating it as a relaxed long run instead. Generally speaking, Dan's making great progress. A couple of setbacks aside, he now needs to focus on how well the rest of his training has gone to build his confidence

wouldn't do a 25-30 mile run every weekend and feel fine the next day. – debboYou can't compare them except in terms of general exercise in a given HR zone for a certain time. You can't say "OK I have done 50 miles of cycling so that gives me 'x' miles

was deemed well enough for work then I can run.Once that was out of the way, I went to a parkrun with Hashette. I wore my new trail shoes because of the snow (and mashed one of my toes - mmm nice red sock) but still slid around. I came in last in 42:19 but I

the thread For the week ending 15 June 2009Hot to trot...Runner Rivalry When you spot another runner ahead of you on a run, do you get the urge to overtake them even if they’re faster than you? Schmoo74 I find that chaps are (generally) more competitive