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Alice's Cyprus International 4-day Challenge blog: 10K Paphos City Run

By Alice Palmer on in Events

Waking up when it was still dark on Sunday morning, with screaming leg muscles and buses to the start leaving at 6.45am sharp, the prospect of taking on another race seemed impossibly cruel. But one thing spurred me on: the smug knowledge that by the time the UK was waking ... 

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Alice's Cyprus International 4-day Challenge blog: Multiterrain Half-Marathon

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Grinning like a loon while bounding down twisting trails, the sea in the distance growing ever closer, I realised - there it was. My running mojo. It was BACK! The half-marathon starts a bit like the 11K hill run - pale, dusty, rocky trails. But thanks to a start at 300m rather than ... 

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Alice's Cyprus International 4-day Challenge blog: 11K Hill Run

By Alice Palmer on in Events

First thing to say about the 11K Hill Run, is that it's hard. Really hard. Almost entirely uphill, most of that steep, entirely on rocky trails in the Cypriot heat. And a final steep climb into the village for the final kilometre felt especially cruel. Last time I ran the Challenge, ... 

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Alice's Cyprus International 4-day Challenge blog: 6K Time Trial

By Alice Palmer on in Events

After a couple of days of lying around on a sunlouger by the pool (very pleasant) and dwelling on the races ahead (not so pleasant) the wheels finally began to grind into motion. Yesterday was a busy day - by the standards of the life of luxury I've rapidly become ... 

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Alice's Cyprus International 4-day Challenge blog: Arrival

By Alice Palmer on in Events
Runnersworld.co.uk Editor Alice Palmer heads to Cyprus for some winter sun - with a seriously tough stage race thrown in.

Hello! Welcome to my Cyprus International 4-day Challenge blog. The Challenge is a stage race held in the Akamas peninsula of Cyprus, taking in four very different races - and I'll be blogging throughout. My running I've been running for about four years and have actually taken on the 4-day Challenge before, ... 

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Yoga for Runners: Position 12 - Padangustasana

By Alexandra Rees on in Health

As we mentioned in our previous blog, the second set of Tree is actually a different pose altogether, but you pick up the posture where you left off with Tree. Toe Stand (Padangustasana in Sanskrit- you really should be fluent by now) requires patience, concentration and a strong set ...  ... 

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Gear Pick of the Week: Adidas Women's Marathon Shorts

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Adidas Women's Marathon Shorts (£20) Kerry says: If you don't like wearing tights to train in then these are an excellent alternative. These jazzy shorts with a feminine cut are made from Adidas's Climalite wicking fabric, which not only moves sweat away from the body but is extremely breathable and regulates ... 

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Yoga for Runners: Position 11 - Tadasana

By Alexandra Rees on in Health

The eleventh pose of the Bikram yoga series, Tadasana or Tree marks the end of the standing series. Yes, you finally get to lie down after this one. Like all Bikram postures, Tadasana is repeated twice. As with Standing Head to Knee pose, the second set can be developed further, boosting ... 

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Gear Pick of the Week: ASICS Gel Nimbus 13

By Kerry McCarthy on in Gear

ASICS Gel Nimbus 13 (£115) Kerry says: Have you been told you have a medium arch, normal foot and average gait... in short, that nothing that stands out about your feet?! If so, the ASICS Gel Nimbus 13 may be your perfect running shoe. A wide platform with plenty of support makes ... 

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Golden potential: Kelly Holmes shapes running's next generation

By Dominique Brady on in News
Discover how the double gold Olympian is inspiring the next generation of athletes - and pick up a six-step training model to try at home

Last week we were lucky enough to meet Dame Kelly Holmes and six of her On Camp with Kelly protégés - amongst them the 2011 World Championship 1,500m silver medallist Hannah England and 800m semi-finalist Emma Jackson. Radiating confidence, unfailingly articulate and looking more like Britain's Next Top Model contestants than ... 

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