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Some good stuff here

womensrunninguk.co.uk/train...

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I can't believe those photos are of a parkrun - where's the mud, the hills, the hidden tree branches waiting to trip you up ?!

Thanks for posting - an interesting read :-)

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Mud????? I believe that it has to rain before you can have mud.

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Not on the trails around here - we sometimes seem to be in a permanent state of 'mudness', even without rain for weeks. I think they ship it in from somewhere...

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Thanks Bazza, that's very interesting and useful, just a bit different from normal training programmes. I've bookmarked it. x

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Thanks Bazza.

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Thanks Bazza.

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Thanks Bazza, I'll keep that one in mind for when I'll be able to run again :) for the time being I'll stick to volunteering at my local one - just to keep a healthy degree of envy alive :)

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We have a muddy trai,l even in the dry. Apparently the sub soil ended up on top with the loam underneath. Bah!

I'll have a good read of that Baz as my 5k today was rather meh. Thanks

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