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The forum has been operating in its present form since April 2004 and I particularly welcome comments from new contributors, whether you live on or off the Isle of Man, if you have an interest in Manx athletics.

Many people have used the forum to give thanks to the officials or their own supporters when they have enjoyed an event. Contrustive criticism is always welcome as an additional means of communication, although it is not intended to replace formal communication between clubs and other bodies and their members.

If you are unable to find information about an event on any of the Manx websites, then the forum is the best place to ask for help from other people. Whilst you can email me at murray@manxathletics.com and I will do my best to point you in the right direction, the people who have the answer to your question are likely to visit the forum so it is better that you ask it here. manxathletics.com is an independent site and I do not hold office within any of the five Manx clubs.

There are a few rules. Firstly, you should always use your real name as, apart from making people accountable for what they say, one of the objectives of the website is to make the sport friendly and appealing so please do not hide behind a nickname (anonymous entries will be deleted). Secondly, (it should go without saying) you must not insult or offend anyone. Thirdly, pesistent abuse of rules 1 and 2 will result in the forum being withdrawn.

Thanks for being sensible and I hope you continue to enjoy the forum and the sport.

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Subject:		Re: Re: Parish Walk training advice
Name:		Allan Thomson
Date Posted:		Jan 18, 08 - 2:12 PM
IP Address:		87.254.73.82
Message:		Actually you shouldn't just be walking as many miles as possible - if you really want to make improvements, then you should structure your sessions - So do some long ones over the weekend to get the stamina, but don't neglect to do shorter 1hr sessions during the week - they should be structured for variety like Fartlek, Intervals, and Lactate Endurance, plus look at technique. Best to go along to the walking sessions on a Tuesday and Thursday (or whenever else they are - perhaps more active walkers can tell us when the specific sessions are held now?), they are usually pretty good to help. Just walking miles builds up your stamina to a certain point, but it's the quality sessions that actually bring the real improvements. Look at what you are week at (speed or endurance, whichever) and work to improve that with specific sessions - but don't neglect your strengths either. Speed & good management is the real key to making imrovements in long distance racing. Stamina helps, but it's often focussed on too much with the neglect of other factors which will bring improvements. Doubtless someone else will disagree, so we'll hear from them soon....
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Re: Re: Re: Parish Walk training advice by Allan Thomson · Jan 18, 08 - 2:21 PM Re: Parish Walk training advice by Steve Partington · Jan 21, 08 - 1:14 PM Re: Re: Parish Walk training advice by Kathy · Jan 21, 08 - 1:36 PM Re: Re: Re: Parish Walk training advice by Allan Thomson · Jan 21, 08 - 4:18 PM Re: Parish Walk training advice blisters by emma · Jan 25, 08 - 7:28 PM

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