Blog • Run 4 It

The Global Energy Inverness ½ Marathon takes place in the heart of the Highland capital of Inverness with runners competing along the banks of the picturesque River Ness and in the shadow of the city’s imposing castle. Participants can choose between the 13 miles of the Half Marathon with lucrative cash prizes up for grabs, to the popular 5K Fun Run or the inaugural 5K Team Attack event, a new team event for businesses....

The Rock 'n' Roll Edinburgh Half Marathon is coming to town on 15th April, 2012 and to celebrate the Rock 'n' Roll Team will be visiting Run 4 It Edinburgh on 30th November, 2011 from 4:30pm - 7:00pm so you can have a sneak peek at the new course route!

With event season coming into full swing, why not tell us about your favourite event and which event you are looking forward to in the future?

We've teamed up with training guru Mel Edwards and sport injury therapist Pamela Andrews to help answer your running queries. Whether it be support by way of putting together a bespoke training program, requiring help on focusing on your next event or to push your training that little bit further, or if you have a simple question about your training you'd like to ask, Mel and Pamela will be able to help.

Training for a half marathon is clearly not so demanding as training for a full marathon but it deserves respect and commitment. The necessary should fit into one’s family, work and relaxation commitments.

The decision to train for a marathon is not one to be taken lightly. The event is so demanding and deserves such respect that any commitment should be total and rigorous planning is essential to ensure that the necessary training fits into one’s family, work and relaxation commitments.

No matter the race or distance, the very fact that you’ve signed up to a 5k, 10k, half-marathon or marathon means you’re already on the road to success. Committing to an event will give you an initial psychological boost.