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30% off Zest magazine's New Year, New You event!

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Kickstart your healthy 2012 at Zest magazine's New Year, New Event - with 30% off tickets just for runnersworld.co.uk readers

Forever trying diets that don't work? Wish you had more energy? Want help dealing with stress? Need to solve your sleeping problem? Yes, yes, yes and yes? Then kickstart your New Year in the best possible way with Zest magazine's New Year, New You event, focusing on diet, nutrition and ... 

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Gear Pick of the Week: Do Running Men's Heavy Fleece Pants

By Kerry McCarthy on in Gear

Do Running Men's Heavy Fleece Pants (£44.99) Kerry says: There's nothing better after a hard session than having the right post-training slouchy clothes to pull on out of the shower. These thick snug pants are the perfect 'recovery' legwear. Baggy enough to wear compression tights underneath for proper recovery, and with ... 

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MdS Training Blog: The Beginning

By James Fricker on in Training

Whilst my brother jokes saying he'd rather be punched in the face than run 151 miles in the desert, I consider myself very fortunate to be capable of attempting something like this. After an exciting 2011 race calendar comprising of a couple of half-marathons, a few 10Ks, the London Marathon, ... 

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Gear Pick of the Week: SPI Belt - Reflective

By Kerry McCarthy on in Gear

SPI Belt - Reflective (£26.00) Kerry says: Need to carry your bits and pieces on the run but loathe the idea of toting a bum bag? This small elasticated waist-mounted belt could be the answer. It's small and discreet (depending on what you keep in it you can wear it under ... 

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Gear Pick of the Week: Sweatshop HighViz Run Bib

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Sweatshop HighViz Run Bib (£6.00) Kerry says: Hitting the streets again after your annual attempts to eat your own body weight in Quality Street? Make sure you're seen as you lumber your way back to fitness in the dark winter months. The visibility properties of this bib are like most others: ... 

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Yoga for Runners: Position 15 - Bhujingasana

By Kerry McCarthy on in Health

If you've ever been to a gym class and done the cool down stretching afterwards you may already be familiar with the Bhujingasana, which is Sanskrit for Cobra pose. As with all the Bikram poses it has multiple benefits, including relieving back pain, combating slipped or herniated discs, lessening the ...  ... 

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Yoga for Runners: Position 14 - Pavanamuktasana

By Alexandra Rees on in Health

Before we get down to the serious yoga business, let's get something out of the way. Translated into English from Sanskrit, Pavanamuktasana means ‘wind removing’. Cue sniggering, giggling and snorts of laughter from the back row. Whilst it’s indeed designed to remove wind, I’ve yet to attend a class where this ... 

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Yoga for Runners: Position 13 - Savasana

By Kerry McCarthy on in Health

If there's one pose that every single beginner fancies their chances at mastering with little effort it's Savasana. Sanskrit for 'Death Pose', it essentially involves, um, playing dead essentially. It's the halfway point of the 26 poses and signals the change over from the standing sequence to the seated. To someone ... 

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Gear Pick of the Week: New Balance Men's Long Sleeve Half-Zip Top

By Kerry McCarthy on in Gear

New Balance Men's Long Sleeve Half-Zip Top (£19.00) Kerry says: Even in winter you can run up enough of a sweat for your top to be uncomfortably clingy if it doesn't work as hard as you do. This long sleeved top features NB's Lightning Dry technology, a super-fast and effective moisture-wicking ... 

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Gear Pick of the Week: Sweatshop Flash Armband

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Sweatshop Flash Armband (£5) Kerry says: It's easy to use the dark winter nights as excuse number 498 for 'why I should stay in, eat a bowl of pasta the size of my head and watch trash TV instead.' But get your backside off the sofa, strap on this high viz ... 

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