Posts Tagged ‘Races’

Rainforest 10K Run

Friday, May 28th, 2010

On Sunday 5th September 2010, we are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Rainforest 10K Run. Come and join us at Finsbury Park, pop on your running shoes and make footprints that won’t do any damage!

In the past 20 years the Rainforest Foundation has helped to protect over 100,000 square kilometres of rainforest land for sustainable use by local communities. We are now working to secure protection for a further one million square kilometres of rainforest.

Help us to achieve this goal by running the Rainforest 10K Run.

Regsiter now at http://www.rainforestfoundationuk.org/RF10K

The event will start at 10.30am with a 1K Fun Run for kids under 9 years of age, where parents are welcome to run with their children, followed by a warm-up for the 10K runners.

The main race will start at approximately 11.15am.

As well as the two races, the event will feature ethical food stalls, live music, children’s entertainment and free massage zone, all encouraging a green and healthy festive atmosphere for everyone running or just coming along to watch and support. Ribbon medals will be awarded to everyone, and there will be trophies for the first three runners in each category (1K, 10K Female, 10K Male). Spot prizes and monthly prizes will also be awarded to the best fundraisers.

Venue facilities: Toilets; free massage area; supervised bag storage; frequent water stations; food and drink; First Aid.

St. Marys 5K Run Yate Bristol

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Saturday 12th June 2010 at 11am.

A 5.5km run on paths, country lanes and over footbridges. The course will start and finish at St Mary’s School, Yate. The run is open to male and female runners including a youth section. There will be a bar/refreshments. The course is marked in kilometres. Race will start at 11:00 with the presentation to follow at 12.00. Medals for all entries. Trophies for 1st/2nd/3rd male/female/youth plus spot prizes. Full details and applications from website at http://www.stmarysrun.co.uk

Stanstead Charity Fun Run/Walk

Friday, May 14th, 2010

On Sunday 29th August 2010 at 2pm, in aid of Help for Heroes and St James’ church, Stanstead. 10km, 5km and 1km routes, all off-road through beautiful Suffolk woodland and farmland.Medals for all finishers.Homemade refreshments available. Entries on the day,for details tel 01787 282600.

Sam’s Running Diary – Training for the London Marathon Week 5

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Week 5

Well I’m certainly starting to feel the pain on Mondays after my long distance runs on Sunday mornings. This week I managed 12 miles on Sunday but really paid for it on Monday as my legs were pretty stiff.

Pete, Our Resident PT

Pete, Our Resident PT

I tend to get a tight IT Band (Iliotibial band) which can give me knee pain from time to time but luckily I took some advice from Leggit’s resident Personal Trainer Pete Morton who has given me some really good stretches and massage exercises to do after training which keeps it at bay.

Aside from that, everything is going well, my times seem pretty consistent and so far the distances have been challenging but more than achievable. This Sunday’s run was 12 miles and I managed to complete it in just under 1 hour 40 minutes – fingers crossed I’ll be able to achieve the sub four hour marathon time that I’m hoping for.

Sam’s Running Diary – Training for the London Marathon Week 4

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Week 4

MyMotiThe blisters on the bottoms of my feet haven’t gone away so I’ve decided to bite the bullet and invest in some new trainers before they get any worse.

I over-pronate when I run (the outer part of the sole of my foot hits the floor before the rest of my foot) which means that my trainers need to support my foot in the right way to prevent a more serious injury.

run-stabilityWhether it’s because I’ve had them a while and they’ve worn away or just that I’m using them a lot more, I think my current trainers must have been giving me too much support which is why I’ve got the blisters. Mid week I popped into my local running store, My-Moti who gave me a full gait analysis and a new pair of Nike trainers.

A couple of sessions in and my new running shoes seemed okay, but I knew that Sunday would be the real test. We were spending the weekend with friends in Surrey and although we had a night out on Saturday I mustered up the motivation to tackle my programme’s 9 miles as soon as I got up, I finished the run and although tired, my feet and blisters all seemed fine.