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BACK TO SCHOOL 10K

Ahhhh, that fresh out the door feeling…

Work, university, childcare and other responsibilities can mean less time available to train for races than we’d like. But that doesn’t mean you have to hang up your running shoes and stop entering races. Training smarter with the time that you do have can still see you completing and even enjoying running a 10K.

While goal times and PBs can be great motivators, our main aims as runners are to improve fitness and enjoy ourselves. And you can achieve both of these things without training seven days a week.

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