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Help and advice

Whether you're new to trail running and looking for advice to get started, or whether you are a seasoned runner wanting to improve, Mud and Miles advice will help you along the way. There's written advice and a growing series of videos on the Mud and Miles YouTube channel.

Advice for beginners:

How to choose your first trail race

How to start trail running

Is it OK to walk?

Ten top reasons to trail run

Trail running on a budget

Where to run

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Training advice:

6 things I wish I'd known before my first marathon

5 ways to improve your hill sessions (contributed to for Women's Running UK November 2016)

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Easy does it

Getting started with your heart-rate monitor

Hills and why you should learn to love them

Hot weather running - how to keep your cool

Running on trails in the dark

Why you should warm up (video)

(C) Darren Juggins Photography Group

Kit advice

How to choose running socks

How to choose your first trail running shoes

How to choose new trail running shoes (video)

How to clean your trail running shoes (video)

How to choose a waterproof jacket (video)

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General advice:

Getting the most out of parkrun (video)

How to find out what trail races are on

How to get your children running (written for pocketnannies.co.uk)

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Race reports and recommendations:

List of East Midlands trail races

Belvoir Challenge 2018 race report

Lakes Traverse 2018 race report

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Book recommendations:

'Roar - how to match your food and fitness to your female physiology' by Stacy T. Sims

 

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