(02-24-2022, 09:59 PM)baggpuss Wrote: Maybe check out the Worcestershire Mid-Week series.
Wednesday evenings at 7.30.
18 May - Hagley (Multi Terrain)
8 June - Redditch (Trail)
13 July - Droitwich (Road 10k)
17 August - Clent (Trail)
Dirt cheap and great atmosphere - I know the Race Directors!
Cheers for the heads up, fancy a bit of the Droitwich 10k.
(02-24-2022, 09:56 PM)Ossian Wrote: Yes, certainly it will, and it's partly down to personal preferences. I've always preferred taking exercise outdoors and could never really take to gyms, although I know for some it's their most convenient way to access regular activity.
Hills are good for cardiovascular though - but be cautious at first. Stourbridge is a surprisingly hilly place, and back in the day you'd always see runners who you knew trained locally reeling people in on the hills; especially towards the back of races. I was a bang average fun runner - trained on my own because that was my preference: half marathon in the mid 80s; 10K in 34/35 minutes, depending on the course; never got under an hour for 10 miles. I know there are others on this forum who can easily better those stats.
Some good numbers there Ossian. Second your point on Stourbridge, for a beginner it's grim but it makes you strong over time.