Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
LS1 3HE
Runners: how to stay in shape for race day
With little over two weeks to go, there will be three types of runners preparing for the Leeds half marathon.
Those who have their training in the bag and are managing a descent toward the start line, those that are trying to make up for lost time, and those who have done some good training but are managing an injury on the home straight.
In the words of Professor Steve Peters, ‘taming the chimp’ will be key for all three.
I ran the race myself in 2015 with a finish time of one hour and 24 minutes. I was in the 3rd camp. After some good training early that year, I was coaxing my achilles tendon towards the line by the end.
Here is my advice to all three groups of runners.