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about safety during the winter – it can be cold, icy and dark outside. For people in rural areas too, treadmills can be great for avoiding uneven ground and lonely routes without street lights." Unlike perilous icy

protection from the sun, but a looser garment will also pick up any cooling breeze around. Don’t forget, the lighter the fabric, the better. To avoid soaking up the sun, leave your favourite black winter tights behind and go for summery lighter shades instead

– blueberries, banana and rhubarb are all good sources of energy. WINTER WARMERSIt can be tough to drag yourself out of bed on a dark winter morning for a run. But having these beauties inside you – or waiting for you at home – will give you all the motivation

Closing Soon...Wedgnock Winter Hills & Spills Series (Race 1) (Warwickshire, November 7) If the scenery at this new race series doesn’t take your breath away, the tough climbs will.Poppy Run 5 (Lincolnshire, November 8) Raise money for the Poppy

racing is packed with beautiful, friendly fixtures offering an exhilarating sense of freedom and adventure.Getting StartedOnce synonymous with hardy veterans in their club vests through the depths of winter, trail and cross-country running is now hitting

-than-flat Brass Monkey Half-Marathon, which also scores highly among forumites for its scenery and atmosphere.February A speedy 10K on a road or park course will feel like a piece of cake after more rural running during the winter. Runners are spoilt for choice

is not the place to be precious about your kit getting muddy! More off-road highlights... Tadley Runners Christmas XC 5.3 (Hampshire, December 7) Forest of Dean Trail Series (Gloucestershire, December 14) Wedgnock Winter Mud and Mayhem 10K (Warwickshire

Trelissick Estate Summer 10K (Cornwall, August 27) If you enjoyed last winter’s cross-country 10K through the staggeringly beautiful Trelissick Estate, you’ll love its summer counterpart. With its well-tended woods and stunning sea views, Trelissick

to get up at 5.30am in the middle of winter and cycle to the pool for an hour and a half before work.  At the moment I feel calm and pragmatic. If I get out of the water unscathed I have a decent chance of making the bike cut-off, but it'll be hard