Peel Road Runners have put in some great performances over the last two weeks. At the East Midlands Airport 10k, Carolyne Browne achieved a new personal best with a time of 54:02 mins. Tim Mudd also got a personal best with a time of 51:47 mins. At the Beacon Trail Half Marathon last weekend, Tim [...]
Peel Road Runners put in some strong performances across the region over the last week. The mens team started the cross country season in style, finishing the first race 6th out of 19 teams in the lead. Martin Hollamby led the charge with a solid 8th place and time of 39:46 mins for the tough [...]
Every runner has a mantra for race day. Most mantras (“don’t give up” or “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”) are uttered to inspire greatness. But no matter how fast you want to go, or how hard you might train to get there, if you don’t have the right fueling plan, no amount of self-talk will [...]
Practice this yoga class 1-3 times a week to balance the repetitive action of running on the body. During this yoga routine you work on over-all strength, flexibility and it will increase awareness of your posture as a runner. Also it will help to relax the mind and give you an overall feel good feeling.
For the amateur runner, the prospect of joining a running club can be daunting. Mental images of high-tech gadgets (Garmin what?), designer kit and smug, super fit people lunging for fun can be intimidating, especially when you lack a little confidence. If you’re worried whether you are ‘good enough’ or ‘ready’ to join a club, [...]
