Weekly Newsletter 17 September 2025

This week's newsletter with interesting articles, including how to dry running shoes fast, and common race day mistakes.

Interesting Articles

How to dry running shoes fast

Sport Coaching looks at how to dry running shoes fast (without ruining them).

How to avoid common race day mistakes

You’re getting ready to run your first big event and you’re a mix of excitement and nerves. Sound familiar? Runners World takes a look at some race day mistakes to avoid.

Are marathon-paced runs effective for training?

Many elite runners will use marathon pace as a stand-alone workout or practice it in the second half of their long run. Canadian Running looks at how useful is marathon pace training to the average runner.

Get ready to run your first race

Women's Running has put together their best tips to help you feel confident, prepared and ready to enjoy every step on race day.

Recent updates

To find out what's been recently updated, check the recent updates page regularly for date changes, event postponements and cancellations. Check out the full calendar of upcoming events.

Until next week...

Have a great running week!

Ngā mihi,
Jane & Chris
The Running Calendar Team