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…