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Establishing your running routines

Running is one of the most popular sports in the world and an easy way to improve your fitness. With COVID expert precautions suggesting open air environments are the safest, running is the popular way to go to improve your fitness levels.

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parkrun update with most events active in August

The Head of Event Delivery of parkrun UK, Helen Hood, recently updated the running community on the returning parkruns across the UK. More than 500 5k parkruns have now resumed across England, and 11-14 year olds are logging walks, jogs and runs at 200+ junior parkruns.

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Top tips for holiday running

Have you had your summer holiday yet or are you having a late getaway to incorporate the bank holiday? Of course you'll be taking your running shoes with you! The amount of running you do whilst away will often depend on where you are and what the weather conditions are like. Here we have some advice on running in the heat.

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Josh Kerr takes 1500m bronze in Tokyo on final Olympic weekend

Josh Kerr rounded out Team GB's final night in the stadium with a brilliant 1500m bronze medal and a Scottish record at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium. The marathon proved to be tough for the British athletes as Eliud Kipchoge retained his Olympic title in 2:08:38.

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Aldi Chester 10K – Sunday 13th March 2022

As Chester's ONLY city based 10K the award-winning Aldi Chester 10k is something special.

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Superb Silver for teenager Keely Hodgkinson at Tokyo Olympics

At the Tokyo Olympics, Keely Hodgkinson (handicap -2.8) broke Kelly Holmes's 1995 British record and won an Olympic silver medal.

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MBNA Chester Marathon and Metric Marathon – Sunday 3rd October 2021

The MBNA Chester Marathon has won Best Marathon (up to 5000 runners) for three years straight at The Running Awards, as voted for by runners.

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