If you are a solitary runner in the UK but feel the need for some company and encouragement, check out these two websites:
- Run In England – get fit, make friends, have fun with a local running club. £20 membership.
- Park Run – open to all, simple to enter weekly 5K races around the UK
Other must see sites include:
- RunBritain
- Runner’s World – the definite guide to all things running related
- About.com: Running and Jogging – lots of articles related to running
- Running Diary – find events around the UK
- Wiggle – online store selling lots of running gear
- Nova Marathon Challenge – see how a group of non-runners trained for a marathon
Here are some of the most popular training programmes:
- C25K – training programme that’ll get you off the couch to running 5K in 9 weeks
- Hal Higden’s training programmes
More to follow…
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