with no problems but the surface is obviously very soft Cross country works your legs differently to road running.Did you get the orthotics through a podiatrist? If so, I would go ask him/her. I would assume that if you didn't wear them for road races
on slippy or very muddy paths you may find yourself slipping around. to add to what Mr W says...road shoes off-road are fine if the going is dryfell shoes have generally a much more aggressive sole for grip on soft/loose surfaces and minimal support (not so
Does anybody know a little more about the course details?Is it a number of laps, or just one big ambling run?cheersalec The course is 2 laps, mostly on paths of varying surface on Wimbeldon Common. This does mean it is not the fastest surface to run
took me 3hours, i felt quite comfortable and felt i could've carried on and done the marathon distance without any issues. However, the Clarendon marathon is 'multi-surface' and up unitl now ive trained exclusively on road,also i am told it is VERY
I plan on entering this on the day - where exactly is the start? At the main visitor centre (which is at the western end of the dam).....parking cost(£2 I think)was going to do it - it's my 'soft surface' alternative long run - but can't get
centre of population as far as I could tell.It's a really challenging yet low key race in a beautiful setting. There was another thread on it a couple of weeks back - I'll see if I can find it & bring back up to the surface. Thanks for the prompt reply
on the grass mostly, rather than the pavement, to be kinder to my body, but I am so much slower! ow much do you think this can be atributed to the surface??Any opinions would be great!Many thanks,Dom
My feet tend to sweat a lot and I've tried various ways to reduce this. However the soles of my feet have started to look like the surface of the moon - loads of little craters where the skin has worn away - its most visible after a run when
worried that there may be a bigger problem about to surface. I am running/cycling carefully, whilst trying to keep fitness. Does anyone have any ideas/advice? See a physio? Does it hurt going up or down stairs?
’t want to quit running just because I don’t have access to a treadmill, and am keen to make a transition to running on various surfaces. So my questions are – 1)Is there a big difference between running on the treadmill v/s running on asphalt 2)As a
