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Monday Aug 04, 2008

Ready to run

Well, it's a month to go until this year's Women's 5k Challenge.  And yes, I'm running it.  For those of you ladies who've written to me about running, why not sign up for a 5k run near you?  Because it's female-only, it attracts a huge age range (last year I started off next to a woman pushing her baby in a buggy the whole way round) and nobody really cares about times (except for the scary elite athletes).

Anyway, adidas are the event's main sponsors this year, and they've asked me to tell you that sign-up closes on Friday, so get a move on!

Officially the biggest women’s-only 5km race in the UK, the adidas Women’s 5K Challenge is open to women of all ages and running abilities and set to take place simultaneously in London’s Hyde Park, Birmingham City Centre and Liverpool’s Sefton Park on Sunday 7th September. Here are adidas's recommended five training tips -

1. Sign up. Obviously.

2. Get kitted out. The 5k's preferred charity is Breakthrough Breast Cancer, and the adidas Pink Ribbon collection is available at adidas Sport Performance stores nationwide and online at JJB. My own advice - don't skimp on buying a decent sports bra and good trainers.

3. Plan your 5k route.  adidas have drawn up some potential training tracks.  My own advice - don't overtrain, though!

4. Get tips from the top.  Liz Yelling says: If you haven’t done any exercise for a while – don’t panic. Spend the first 4 to 6 weeks of your new regime regularly walking and build up until you feel confident and competent enough to break into short periods of jogging with regular walk breaks. Gradually lengthen the time you spend jogging and shorten the time you spend walking until you can keep going without stopping for 30 minutes on 3 to 5 days a week."

5. Do the race. Obviously.

Get on over to the sign-up site now! 

Posted by Carrie ( 2:10 PM )
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