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Awesome Autumn
Illustration by Geoffrey Grahn |
Awesome is defined as ‘inspiring great admiration’ and that’s exactly what you’ll achieve when you follow our amazing autumn training plan (subscriber only). Whatever successes you’ve enjoyed during the summer, these autumn goals will keep your training on track and your personal bests rolling in as the seasons change.
Whether your autumn training priority is speed, strength, endurance or motivation, we’ve gathered together the most up-to-date advice from top running coaches as well as a can’t-fail 5K schedule to guarantee you’ll be celebrating more than just Christmas by the time winter arrives.
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Pocket Race Guide
Super September ushers in the start of another splendid season of autumn racing. Make sure you catch the all new RW pocket race guide for September for a preview of the UK’s best races over the coming month. Featuring a moorland off-road marathon, Teesside’s top 10K and a fancy dress charity fundraiser, plus much more, there’s sure to be a race that’s right for you. Once you’ve found it, go to our ever-growing events section and enter online now.
Lucozade Sport Super Six update weeks 3-4
With just over six weeks to go before the Bupa Great North Run find out how our Lucozade Sport Super Six team’s training is coming together. Catch up with the second instalment of fortnightly updates from their online training diaries and get the gossip on how they’ve coped with their personal battles. You’ll also find coach Steve Smythe’s progress reports and the Lucozade Sports nutritionists’ comments. Plus, get a glimpse of the new video diary updates from Tracy, Jason and Sue.
Keep your eyes peeled for the next update in a couple of weeks and until then, look out for their own threads on the training section of the forum.
| RW Pocket Race Guide - September - Published in Event Editorial Featuring…Totallywild 10K, Carver Wolverhampton City Marathon, Studland Stampede 12K, Yorkshireman Off-Road Marathon, Anglesey Marathon, Middlesbrough Tees Pride 10K, The Great Gorilla Run | |
| What's Hot On The Forum - Published in General Going up…Proud of our cyclists, reflective running gear; going down…no more gels, British middle-distance running. Updated 28/08/08 | |
| Bike to the future - Published in Staying Healthy Become a fitter and faster runner with our bike sessions training programme. Editorial | |
| 20 Races to do before you die - Published in Racing RW's guide to the 20 best foreign races every runner should complete from around the globe. Editorial | |
| 60-Second Guide: Core Stability - Published in Staying Healthy A strong core will make you fitter and faster, as well as minimising your risk of injury | |
| Core Values - Published in Staying Healthy Build your performance-boosting core muscles with these four easy exercises (Feature - Triathlete's World Sep 08) | |
| RW 10K Schedules For Your Garmin - Published in Racing Download our two new 10K schedules straight to your Garmin Forerunner | |
| Fast Forward - Published in General Progression runs fine-tune your pacing, boost your fitness and ramp up your speed Feature - RW Sep 08 | |
| Meet Our Lucozade Sport Super Six - Published in General Three weeks in and it's time to catch up with our six Great North Run hopefuls | |
| Autumn Shoe Guide 2008 - Published in Kit This autumn's best new running shoes Review - RW Sep 08 | |
Trent Park Triffic Trail 10K
| Latest rating | 100% |
Ridgeway Challenge 86.5
| Latest rating | 100% |
BBC Running Club 10k
| Latest rating | 100% |
Sidmouth Festival 10K
| Latest rating | 100% |
Pilgrims Way Run (7+ miles)
| Latest rating | 100% |
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| Triathlon Glossary Learn how to talk tri with our beginner's guide to the most commonly used lingo in the world of triathlon | |
| Your First 5K (Preview) Get ready to toe the line for a 5K in just five weeks (non-subscriber preview) Feature - RW Jun 08 | |
Your First 5K ![]() Get ready to toe the line for a 5K in just five weeks Feature - RW Jun 08 | |
| BIG Reader to Reader Index You ask the questions - and give the answers | |
| Reader to Reader: Running Outside v. The Treadmill What's the best way to get used to running on the roads after clocking up all your miles on a treadmill? Here are your suggestions | |
| Reader to Reader: Should I train to a schedule? How important is it to train to a schedule? Here's what you thought | |
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RW Test: Trail Shoes ![]() RW tests shoes from The North Face, Nike, New Balance, Merrell, Berghaus, adidas, Inov-8 and Salomon Review - RW Aug 08 | |
The RW D.I.Y Coaching Team ![]() With this advice from the country's top running coaches and health and fitness professionals, you can train yourself to run your best Feature - RW Aug 08 | |
RW Test: Sunglasses ![]() RW tests sunglasses from Tag Heuer, Blue Fish, adidas, Oakley, Sundog, Silhouette, Infield Sportline and Sinner Review - RW Jul 08 | |
Kick The Habit ![]() Take your running up a gear with these 14 simple fixes to the most common mistakes Feature - RW Jul 08 | |

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