Leighton Fun Runners

LEIGHTON FUN RUNNERS

USEFUL INFO Last Updated: 17 April 2008

This section is designed to provide additional information to runners. Items include health, training tips, suggested runs around Leighton and maps, together with links to other running web sites in the area.

Table of Contents
1. Club News
2. Sports Massage
3. Suggested Running Routes
4. Web Links
5. Training Tips

1. Club News
Once in a while, we publish a newsletter to help inform people of the running and social activities of the club. Read the latest editions here:

..Summer 2005........Winter 2005......Spring 2006.......Autumn 2006.......Winter 2006

For those interested in the club award winners from previous years, check the roll of honour.

2. Sports Massage
We receive requests occasionally for names of people who treat sports injuries or give sports massage. As an aid to club members, we have listed below people who have helped other members.

Mary Prime - 07964 071699; Mail: mary@up2run.co.uk

David Price - 01525 759761 Details

Kelly Rowlands - 07739 735190; MHFST, base din Leighton Buzzard

Ross Mounteney - 01525 853462

Roy Jones - 07769 905241

3. Suggested Running Routes
Many of us take to the roads and paths around Leighton, yet don't always know where to go - or where we end up. This section contains information on local routes around Leighton, some around the town, others that cover the country routes. All suggestions and additions welcome.

Leighton Overground - We have produced a map styled like the London Underground map, that gives distances between points around Leighton town. Colour printouts of the map are available on request. Look at the map here or try out Google maps to measure your own runs. The number between "stations" gives the mileage in hundredths e.g. 77 means 77 hundredths or 0.77 miles.

Other routes - The captain has routes available. They cover distances between 10 and 22 miles, including some useful Marathon training runs.

4. Web links

http://www.leightonbuzzardac.co.uk
The web site of the Leighton Buzzard Athletic Club, the other running club in Leighton Buzzard.

www.runnersworld.co.uk The major running web site in the UK.

www.realrunner.com Listing and entries for races

www.tringrunningclub.org.uk Tring running club

www.bearbrookjoggers.co.uk Bearbrook Joggers (Aylesbury)

www.mkweb.com Milton Keynes Athletic Club

www.nhrr.web.com North Herts Running Club

www.dunstableroadrunners.org.uk Dunstable Roadrunners Running Club

http://www.bedfordharriers.co.uk Bedford Harriers

http://www.biggleswadeac.org.uk Biggleswade running club

http://www.stalbanstriders.com St Alban's Striders

http://www.fvspartans.co.uk Stevenage Fairland Valley Spartans

http://www.watfordathletics.co.uk Watford Athletics

http://www.marathon-world.com Marathon events

http://www.running-world.net Running events, tips

http://www.entries.org.uk On-line race entries

http://www.Runnersweb.co.uk Running events, tips

http://www.realsportsnetwork.com Directory of sports clubs

5. Training Tips

5.1 Drinking is good for you - read the medical reasons why here.

5.2 Resting is good for you - why? In simple terms, running results in damage to muscle fibres; when you rest your body repairs this damage so that the next time you exercise, there is less damage. If you do not rest, the repairs do not work so well and you are more likely to become seriously injured.

5.3 How far to run in a week? Everyone is different but here is a simple guide:

marathon = 30 - 50 miles
half marathon = 30 - 40 miles
10K = 25 - 30 miles
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