16-Week Half-Marathon Training Schedule For Beginners

If you have a few 5Ks and 10Ks under your belt, you’re probably thinking about running your first half marathon. Doubling your racing distance means building endurance by increasing your weekly mileage. Don’t be daunted by this! Try this 16-week training schedule that adds miles safely. There are cross-training, strength-training and stretching, and rest days built into […]

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Thrilling Parkrun cup action and lots of miles

Highlights David Tyler PBs running close to sub 17 mins Stuart Erskine edges closer to sub 19 with PB Lisa and Andy take it to the wire in the cup 10Ks and 10 miles On Sunday Anthony Scott ran the Woodchurch 10 mile race through lovely undulating countryside and the rain in 1:33:16. Richard Fowles […]

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How to Train for Your First 5K

Crossing the finish line of my first 5K changed my life forever. Drumming up the courage to start the race fueled a newfound confidence that led me to tackle other challenges. Reaching the finish line ignited the start of a whole new active lifestyle. Getting Started I always wanted to run, but every time I tried to run […]

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Incidental fitness

When I first began working from home back in March, I made a promise to myself. I’d get at least 30 minutes of dedicated activity every day until I returned to work. Why would I make a promise like this? I wanted to make sure I was doing something every day, even if I was […]

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Race report: 2017 West Bend Autism Awareness 5K

This article was originally posted by Ryan at the original HillRunner.com Blogs. I first ran this event two years ago. It happened to be its first year but I was just looking for an early year (it was in April at that time) 5K to shake the rust out. The following year, it moved to […]

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Race report: 2017 Al’s Run

Al’s Run is always one of my favorite events of the year, largely because of the team aspect. As I’m sure almost everyone reading this is aware, Team HillRunner.com has been represented at Al’s Run for well over a decade by now. If I have the count right, this was the team’s 14th year under […]

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