3 Ways to Run a Faster 10k

Whether you were one of the 11,000 odd runners who took part in the Bristol 10k this year or if you’ve been inspired to give it a go next year here are three tips to help you set a new personal best:

Race Day Preparation

It just over a week thousands of runners will be taking part in the London Marathon. For the first timers there is going to be a certain amount of apprehension as the big day approaches, have you done enough training? Will you hit the dreaded “wall”? What should you eat before the race? Whether you are running the London Marathon or will be tackling the Bristol 10k on 5th May here are a few tips for the week leading up to race day and the big day itself.

Runners – should you limit your mileage to avoid injury?

Following on from last week’s blog on Training Tips for the Bristol 10k here’s another post for all those runners preparing for races in the coming months and looking to arrive on the start line in the best possible shape.

Bristol 10k Training Tips

With the Bristol 10k just over 2 months away I thought it would be timely to put together 3 simple training tips to help runners of every ability.

The Bristol 10k is one of the biggest events of its kind in the UK with over 11,000 runners taking part. For many this will be their first major running event and possibly a stepping stone prior to tackling the Bristol half marathon in September. Whilst there are plenty of guides you can read on how to train for a 10k many don’t place much emphasis, if any, on making sure you are strong enough to deal with what is in reality a very demanding, high impact sport. If you’ve read my post on the Secrets of Mo Farah’s Success you’ll know runners have to be strong enough to deal with forces of around 3 times bodyweight each time the foot strikes the ground. Clearly many aren’t, a review published in the Sports Medicine journal found that for the average recreational runner the yearly incidence of injury was between 37% and 56% and about half to two thirds of these injuries are overuse injuries.

Here then are 3 simple training exercises to help better condition your body to the rigours of running a 10k race.