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I can’t really comment on the exact pace... but I’d recommend starting the first rep slower rather than faster... you can always make the decision to speed up on the next one... but if you start too fast and have to slow down, it’s going to get incredibly hard as the reps go on... as you...

Great stuff.... Yes all feels fine, then suddenly the legs go from under you...! Looking at that graph, you hit almost 3:20/km top speed, which is 80secs per lap pace on a track.... By way of comparison, i look to complete 400m reps in 78secs or less on a good day. So perhaps you went off a...

That’s the one... regularly managed to lose drinks/mates/girls in there when a little inebriated...

We spent the weekend in Blackpool for this one. It was absolutely freezing and wet/icy in Blackpool if I remember correctly. After a pretty raucous Friday night we ended up back in the pub about 11am on the Saturday. Staggered up the road just in time for kickoff, to witness the most abject...

Good luck... Just be a little careful about cramming too much 'high intensity' work into a 'low' weekly mileage... To an extent, you do need the cardio base from a steady weekly mileage, before you start putting in too much real hard effort, otherwise it can just lead to injuries... Don't be...

400mtr walk would probably take you between 4 and 5 minutes.... I'd suggest walking round close to your finish point for your rest period, and running the next rep in the opposite direction, to return you back to the start.... By all means jog your rest period if you can.... We are an...

I'm hesitant to give out specific advice as I am by no means qualified to... However, my very honest advice would be to do all you can to fit in a steady but regular run each week, even if it is something like 5/6/7 miles... Fast pace on this one doesn't necessarily matter, just the increase...

i don’t know anything about your current training, but if you’re not doing regular miles per week, a simple increase in miles can work up to a point... The fact that you’re already at around 24mins would suggest that you’re already doing a reasonable amount of regular running. As above, the...

Nice one... it’ll soon come back to you... The chap who came 1st is a clubmate, he turned up in the middle of a 16 mile training run, ran round on the shoulder of the Sphinx guy, and then took him in the final few hundred yards. I was well behind them, over a minute, they just turned on the...

Yes basically.... but it’s a little bit harder and narrower, and has handles so you can exert more force... looks like a knobbly rolling-pin! Can pick them up in places like decathlon or TK Maxx for around a tenner. Same as a foam roller effectively.

No... I do use one of those massage stick things on myself... and have got one of those machines with the footpads which sends electric pulses up into your calves... but a case of knowing when to have a rest day or easy day seem to be the key to avoiding injuries... Footcare is hard work...

Did the Bedworth Parkrun this morning... didn’t feel particularly speedy (I did train last night) but recent training has left me feeling quite strong in the legs. Managed 18:34.... I’ll have to get to Cov for the next one... a slightly faster course, and on fresher legs, I may be able to...

Did the South Wales Mountain Trial last weekend. Basically we assembled at the start, a remote pass in the Brecon Beacons.... at our individual start times, we handed a map. Until then we didn’t know where we were going. The map had 7 checkpoints which we have to visit in order, and return to...

To be fair, "our stadium" is named after a photocopier... I don't think we're in any position to mock...

Yeah... no disrespect to people who want to improve their lifestyle or fitness.... but you see people wearing "finisher" t-shirts from wolf runs etc, and they are having to walk a 5k Parkrun. Certainly not the "toughest challenge ever" as the marketing hype would have you believe...

I understand your comment... however I don't just rock up one day thinking I can do it... serious training needed to run it.... I've clocked up 40 weeks of 40 miles and 10000ft of ascent per week. The mental side is equally hard. Once over my bad spell I felt ok again and if it had been 50...

Well the Cov Way was painful. Went well for 28 miles or so (Ansty-Barnacle area) then had a massive wobble which lasted until about Corley. This was dangerous as it happened as we passed through Bedworth which is where I live, so the temptation to bin it off was real! But dug in and saw the job...

I'm a committed runner. Started in my teens and was good at cross-country, but then wasted a lot of years playing Sunday football and drinking. Got back into regular running when I took up Muay Thai seriously. I'm now a Fell-runner (race over the mountains of the Lakes/Wales/Scotland on unmarked...

When I first started going up (early 90's) the reserve games had the Sky Blue Stand open. First few games were in the WestStand, then once the East Stand got built had a few season tickets in there. Moved to the West Terrace on the day of that 3-2 opening day win vs Chelsea, and was...

I'd absolutely agree with 9 out of your 10. Not Man City though. For me they would have to fight out the final place with the likes of Newcastle, and arguably teams like Wolves, Forest, Sunderland, Chelsea, Sheffield Wed. If forced I'd give the 10th place to Forest just ahead of Man City. If...