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Top 10 Spanish Races
By Alison Hamlett on 13/10/2008 17:42:39
Featuring... Vila de Santa Pola Half, Granollers Half, Barcelona Marathon, Cursa Bombers 10K, Madrid Marathon, Medio Maraton de Madrid, Madrid Women's 5K, Behobia-San Sebastian, Seville to Los Palacios Half, San Silvestre Vallecana
– so you should probably forget about a PB. The organisation and support however is excellent and spring is the ideal time to visit the city. Race website: www.admarathon.es Madrid Women’s 5K (May)2009 Date: tbcSuccessful women-only race series
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Race Day Pacing Strategies (Preview)
By Alison Hamlett on 22/02/2007 16:10:18
On race day, smart pacing can make the difference between triumph and disaster. Reach your potential with these suggested strategies (non-subscriber preview)
pacing strategies affect race results. They asked 11 experienced female runners to run 5K on a treadmill to determine their average for the distance. The runners were then asked to run 5K again, but tackling the first 1.63K at different speeds: once
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Race Day Pacing Strategies
By Alison Hamlett on 22/02/2007 15:16:43
On race day, smart pacing can make the difference between triumph and disaster. Reach your potential with these suggested strategies
pacing strategies affect race results. They asked 11 experienced female runners to run 5K on a treadmill to determine their average for the distance. The runners were then asked to run 5K again, but tackling the first 1.63K at different speeds: once
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Top 10 Dutch Races
By Alison Hamlett on 15/10/2008 10:00:23
Featuring... Egmond Half, City-Pier-City Run, RW Zandvoort Circuit Run, Rotterdam Marathon, Enschede Marathon, Marikenloop, Dam tot Damloop, Amsterdam Marathon, Eindhoven Marathon, Zevenheuvelenloop
Half-Marathon, Egmond aan Zee (January)2009 Date: January 11Buck the trend of foreign runners heading to Dutch big-city marathons at the Egmond Half-Marathon. The route is a single loop starting with 5K through the coastal village of Egmond aan Zee
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Alison's Marathon des Sables blog: Stage 6
By Alison Hamlett on 13/04/2011 14:36:59
Our intrepid Triathlete's World Editor finally reaches the end of her first Sahara trek - and looks ahead to next time...
At just 17.5K, the final stage of the 26th Marathon des Sables was the shortest by far but still proved to be challenging. It was another hot day - although once the temperature rises above 40C it's hard to differentiate between simply hot
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Top 10 Swedish Races
By Alison Hamlett on 17/10/2008 11:25:03
Featuring... Gothenburg Half, Stockholm Marathon, St Olavsloppet, Ecco Ostersund Marathon, Midnattsloppet, Fjallmaran, Tjejmilen, Stockholm Half, Lidingoloppet, Winter Marathon
Billed as the world’s most beautiful relay, this race was established in 1988 and is the largest race of its kind in Scandinavia. Starting in Östersund in Sweden and finishing in the Norwegian city of Trondheim, the 332.5K route will take you and your team past Lake
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Be The Best
By Alison Hamlett on 22/06/2004 17:07:46
A preview for non-subscribers: 2 of our 9 best-ever ways to be a winner every time you race by beating yourself and setting a new PB
an effective way to build efficient and powerful leg muscles. Find a hill that is 75-100m from bottom to top and run up at an intensity slightly harder than 5K race pace. Start with seven or eight intervals, each followed by an easy jog back to the bottom
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Top 10 Italian Races
By Alison Hamlett on 15/10/2008 15:22:33
Featuring... Rome Marathon, Stramilano Half, Ecomaratona dei Marsi, 100K del Passatore, Cortina Dobbiaco Run, International Lake Garda Marathon, Mezza di Monza, Romeo and Juliet Half, Venice Marathon, Florence Marathon
staging in 2009. Last year 2,400 runners started the race at the popular ski resort of Cortina d’Ampezzo before following the route of an old railway line to the town of Dobbiaco. The hilly event, which also offers 11K and 5K races, follows a steady
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Kenya Training Diary: Day Two
By Alison Hamlett on 29/04/2012 15:06:19
Runner's World heads to running legend Kipchoge Keino's training camp in Eldoret
-second recovery between each, then 8 times 100m. If you can run 100m repeats with fatigue in your legs, you’ll be a winner. This session has everything and I encourage everyone from 1500m runners to 5K and 10K runners to do it.” That explains how
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RW Interviews... Haile Gebrselassie
By Alison Hamlett on 05/11/2010 15:12:34
We caught up with the happiest man in running, Haile Gebrselassie days before he makes his New York City Marathon debut
hours before the race I have bread, jam and tea for breakfast. I have sports drinks during the race every 5K. The night before I avoid anything heavy because I don't sleep well if my body's digesting food. I might have some pasta.Q. Do you think any
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