Getting faster

By Paul Bradley on Mar 27, 09 11:12 AM

Since returning from Iraq I have stepped up the aim of building up my speed and have decided not to focus on my long distance endurance.

I ran a PB at the very flat Fradley 10k two weeks ago, in a time of 49.34, but now I'm hungry to get below the 45 minute mark.

I think I'm going to try some fast 5km runs and build in some fartlek training.

Hannah and I are planning to do the Milton Keynes Half Marathon in July and the Birmingham Mail Half Marathon in October.
Both should be a lot of fun but I'm certainly not looking forward to making the transition to the longer distance later in the season.

My next race is the Birmingham Mail 5km Fun Run on May 3. You can find out more info here.
It was a lot of fun last year and I'd recommend it to anybody, no matter what running level.

In the meantime, can anybody recommend a 10km race to keep me going?