This might be an odd question, but how much faster do you seem to go on race day compared to your "usual" pace? I ran a 5 miler last weekend - run through woods and very hilly! I'm only just back after having my 2nd kid (emergency c-section 5 months

Try something different - use your BRAIN as well as your LEGS!The first EventHead race - Blaise Battleships - had some great feedback, so why not give this Mental Race a go?The idea is to complete a number of mental challenges along the race route

I trained and trained for a half marathon without pain (even ran over 13 miles) however on race day at mile 8 I had real pain running down my outer leg from the knee (so bad I cryed!!). Is there any exercises I could do to prevent this

I train in the same old pair of Nike Pegasus. I have a pair of Saucony Team Taya which are much lighter but I find I can't run all the time in them due to lack of cushioning over long periods of time. Should I stick with the Pegasus for race day

I am running my first marathon in October and the route has just been published.  I am tempted to do some of my long runs along the marathon route to get a feel for it.Will running the route before race day help me get used to the course or just

Hiwould you be able to share your race day/LSR strategies with me, how you approach getting ready for the dayI find that eating before running can lead to stomach cramps at about 10 miles, or worse, a desperate need for the toilet, so I tend to skip

Does anyone know why it costs so much to enter a race these days? I'm sure there must be a few officials to pay and maybe a little bit of prize money but where else does all the money go? I was just looking at entering the Hyde Park 10k in March

Afternoon all, looking for some advice.I'm a relatively experienced runner, training for my fifth marathon in Brighton in April. I have two half-marathons and a 15-mile multi-terrain race already booked as prep races and am looking for a 10k

. Try to get out on hot days - at lunchtime if you can so it's hot and sunny - running in the heat takes a bit of getting used to and your time will be slower, but you can adapt to it (to a certain extent). And it's good psychological training for races

and come to Stoke M. instead. Blimey DDP, this is suddenly a hot thread!!This'll be speedwuk . . and I doubt if I'll be excessin' too much!Always used to do the Clevedon 4 miler on the 26th, just south of Bristle, so a Boxing Day race is a convention which