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Tribute to Boston

By Annie Rice on in News

Boston Magazine have released an image of their May cover dedicated to the Boston Marathon bombings. The issue was in its final proofing stage before the tragic events of last week but was quickly scrapped as the events unfolded. The issue now contains a package called ‘The Shoes We Wore’ written ... 

Gear pick: Timex Ironman Run Trainer 2.0 GPS

By Annie Rice on in Gear

The Ironman Run Trainer GPS 2.0 has landed and we’ve been given a sneak preview at the latest from Timex. The watch has come on leaps and bounds since its predecessor in design; it’s lightweight, slick and stylish. So what does it do? Just about everything. It has all the features ... 

Bupa - My first run

By Annie Rice on in Events

The team at Bupa are hosting a series of free events in London in the coming weeks ahead of the Bupa London 10,000. The events are suitable for runners of all levels and abilities and take place in the London West End Bupa Centre. They will run during the evenings of ... 

VLM: A record breaking day

By Annie Rice on in News

The Virgin London Marathon is always one of the highlights of the global running calendar and yesterday’s race didn’t disappoint. Many PB’s were attempted, many achieved, some missed but regardless an eventful day was had by all with Guinness World Records announcing that it saw 22 records smashed. From the weird ... 

Ones to watch on Sunday: Men's elites

By Katie Hiscock on in News

Sunday's Virgin London Marathon will feature one of the best elite men’s marathon field ever assembled, say race organisers, including nine men who’ve completed the distance in under 2:06. 2012 winner Wilson Kipsang will be out to prove he’s the best in the world over the distance. The 30-year-old Kenyan missed ... 

VLM: Your tips

By on in Community
With the Virgin London Marathon just around the corner, we asked seasoned VLM runners what advice they'd offer for Sunday's race.

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Gear pick: USN Diet Whey bars

By Annie Rice on in Gear

With a soft peanut butter filling, decent chew and chocolate-flavour coating, protein bars don’t often taste as delicious USN’s latest Peanut Butter Chocolate Brownie Diet Whey Bars. Often chocolate-flavour bars lack the chocolate hit I crave, but I'm a big fan of these - though I'm aware that just because ... 

Boston: So close, yet so far

By Amby Burfoot on in News
"We must run again" says Amby Burfoot from the US edition of Runner's World

We had already started our celebration of another completed Boston Marathon. With little more than a half-mile to go, John and Megan Valentine and I were discussing how we could possibly improve on a great cornering photo (Hereford onto Boylston) that emerged from our run in the 2008 Boston.This ...  ... 

Jess Ennis turns personal trainer for a day

By on in News
Olympic star Jessica Ennis goes undercover as a personal trainer - but does she get recognised?

How would you feel if Jess Ennis approached you mid-workout for an exclusive one-to-one session, coaching you to train like an athlete? One lucky park runner got more than he bargained for recently - check out the video for an exclusive peek at a training session with the Olympic hero ... 

Gear pick: Merrell Barefoot Road Glove Dash 2

By Annie Rice on in Gear

Merrell has collaborated with Vibram once again to produce an upgraded version of their barefoot predecessors. They are designed for natural running on hard surfaces and feature a durable Vibram sole, with a zero-drop platform and ultra-lightweight feel. The shoe claims to encourage a midfoot strike to support natural running ... 

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