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Desert Storm: Taking on the Marathon des Sables
By Alison Hamlett on 19/07/2011 14:31:20
One hundred and fifty-six miles across the Sahara Desert with limited water supplies in the blistering heat (and with blistering feet)...fancy it? Only masochists need apply.
It's 3am on the night before the final stage and I'm sobbing into my sleeping bag. Like every other night, I'm struggling to sleep because the blisters on my feet are so painful. With only one 17K stage to go, I should be feeling confident that I
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UKA Aviva Event Profile: Diamond League Duel
By on 09/07/2010 18:16:37
Introducing the world's hottest athletics talent in our series profiling the summer's sporting stars (in association with UKA)
or blistering current form win the day this summer?Asafa PowellHeight: 1.90mWeight: 195lbsAge: 27Wins: 6Personal bests:60m: 6.56100m: 9.72200m: 19.90Tyson GayHeight: 1.80mWeight: 165lbsAge: 27Wins: 7Personal bests:60m: 6.55100m: 9.69200m: 19.58The Aviva London
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Forum vs Dartmoor Vale Marathon
By kittenkat and Catherine Lee on 23/10/2007 13:10:57
Find out what happened when a hardy contingent of RW forumites took on a trio of classic race distances through some of Devon's most beautiful countryside
™ led the male veteran field (MV50) home in 3:09:15 (12th overall), while local runner 200 minutes proved to be the "fastest old man" (his own admission) in the 10K event, crossing the line in just 41:02.Dull Napoleon™, OuchOuch and Blisters
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Ironman World Championships Contenders: The Women
By John Carroll on 04/10/2011 15:25:27
Place your bets on who'll take home the women's Ironman World Championship title on Saturday
month later she won Ironman Regensburg and at the end of August she won Ironman Canada, in a course record time of 9:03:13. She is in blistering form but three Ironman races in relatively quick succession may take their toll in the fierce heat of Kona
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RW Pocket Race Guide - November
By Runner's World on 27/10/2005 10:09:24
What's coming up, what's closing soon, what's filling fast
places left, you'd be wise to get your entry in soon. Not convinced? Take a look at some of last year's action-packed race images, here.More off-road highlightsBexhill 10 Beachbuster (East Sussex, Nov 20)Bicton Blister 11 (Devon, Nov 27)GRIM 8 (Hants, Dec
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RW Pocket Race Guide - November
By Catherine Lee on 01/11/2007 11:15:00
What's coming up, what's closing soon, what's filling fast
Striders Scenic 7 (Suffolk, November 11) Any event whose name includes a reference to the quality of its setting is bound to set high expectations among a vista-hungry field but rest assured, entrants to this classic rural fixture are unlikely
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A Great North Weekend
By David Mitchell on 22/09/2008 00:16:44
Make sure your Great North Run weekend runs like clockwork by following our guide to getting the most out of your stay in Newcastle
-day shoes and kit. Disposable clothing to keep you warm at the start is also a good idea, as are blister plasters, suncream and anti-chafing cream. And if you’ve practised with energy gels in training, make sure you pack a handful of these too.If you
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Forum Spotlight: Gearing Up for GNR
By Jane Hoskyn on 12/09/2006 17:44:48
How you're getting ready for the world's biggest half marathon
It's not a marathon and it's not got Paula Radcliffe, but the Great North Run is one humdinger of an event.This road race in Tyne and Wear attracts the kind of attention and numbers that many full marathons can only dream about. On October 1, when
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Readers' Top 10 UK Races: PB Potential
By on 23/02/2010 15:28:49
The most PB-friendly British races of 2009 - as voted by you, the runners who ran them
out to encompass the villages of Drayton, Milton, and Sutton Courtenay."This race sets the standards that club-organised events should aim to mimic. It's an RW forum party, a Fetch frolic, a PB hunter's autumn target and altogether a great day out
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Racing the Bard
By RichK on 05/05/2005 18:35:05
Take two dozen forum members, one sunny day, and one Shakespeare Marathon, a week after London...
from the effort of picking up the rejection mailshot from the floor.But many look elsewhere for a marathon. Some go abroad and race in a big city event elsewhere. Others look to one of the smaller British spring marathons instead - there are at least
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