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Gear Pick of the Week: Brooks Ravenna 3 Men's Running Shoes

By Kerry McCarthy on in Gear

Brooks Ravenna 3 Men's Running Shoes (£90) Kerry says: When the Marketing Manager for Brooks first took me through the spec for these shoes, he finished his pitch by saying: "These are like going for a run while sitting on the sofa." Frankly, I told him to stop talking such ... 

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Yoga for Runners: Position 21 - Ustrasana

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Ustrasana - or camel pose - has nothing to do with having humps, trekking through the desert or indeed, being raced as a quirky alternative to horses. It does have a lot to do with reversing the 'keyboard slump' that we develop in our desk-based culture: camel is the deepest back-bend ... 

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Virgin London Marathon Record Attempts

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Find out which madcap records could be toppled this year

Guinness World Records have announced more than 100 runners will be hoping to smash records at this Sunday’s Virgin London Marathon. The records range from slightly mad to completely off-the-scale. Here are a few of the wackiest attempts to watch out for if you’re spectating - or to aim not be ... 

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Win Saucony Kinvara shoes at the Virgin London Marathon Expo!

By Alice Palmer on in Gear
Get your mitts on a pair of Kinvaras - all you need is the secret code...

It's our favourite week of the year - Virgin London Marathon week! To celebrate, we've teamed up with Saucony to give you the chance to win a pair of Kinvara 3 running shoes. Rather than the usual competition page on the site, we've decided to tap into all the fun of ... 

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MdS Race Diary: Stages 5 and 6

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An update from the desert as RW staffer Jamie completes his epic adventure

A quick update today as we're hoping to have the full story from our Marathon des Sables challenger himself when he returns to RW Towers later this week. Jamie completed the MdS in a total time of 39 hours and nine minutes. The marathon stage he whipped through in 5:25, leaving ... 

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Gear Pick of the Week: X-hale Women's Bamboo Tee

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X-hale Women's Bamboo Tee (£19) Kerry says: This is a tee which is more than the sum of its parts. It solves several issues that many self-conscious female runners have. Firstly, the loose fit, wide hems and slightly flared midriff section means if you have any lumps and bumps they ... 

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Royal Parks Foundation Ultra Announced

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Step up to an ultra with this new event from the team behind the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon

Yesterday The Royal Parks Foundation launched their new event: The Ultra. This 50K race will set off after their popular half-marathon on October 7, with 700 spaces up for grabs in its first year. Here at RW Towers we’ve noticed the trend of runners going longer and longer. And this event ... 

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MdS Race Diary: Stages 3 and 4

By James Fricker on in Events
Days (and nights) in the desert prove brutal for our Marathon des Sables blogger.

Stage 3 (22 miles in 31C heat): 4:34:30Stage 4 (51 miles in 39C heat): 14:10:25 Jamie says: I finished the long stage last night, running 51 miles in just over 14 hours. It was brutal. The terrain was relentless - it started with a climb that made the Devon ultra ...  ... 

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MdS Race Diary: Stages 1 and 2

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Our intrepid ultra reporter has hit the Moroccan sands running...

Here at RW Towers we haven't had any emails from Jamie just yet... But the online tracker on the Marathon des Sables website (darbaroud.com) shows him as having completed Stages 1 and 2 and sitting in 330th place. Considering there are 849 competitors left in the race this is ...  ... 

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Gear Pick of the Week: K-Swiss Men's Kwicky Blade-Light

By Kerry McCarthy on in Gear

K-Swiss Men's Kwicky Blade-Light (£80) Kerry says: This is my own shoe of choice – which means if you're like me (average weight; need a sturdy but unobtrusive heel; love responsiveness and low weight; prefer neutral construction with plenty of cushioning; narrow feet) then this is the shoe for you. The USP ... 

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