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RW Running Tights Test
By Runner's World on 06/12/2005 10:53:09
RW tests products from Asics, Brooks, Nike, Ronhill, Sugoi and Pearl Izumi
Some runners are suspicious of tights. Not only do they show off your womanly curves (or manly bulges), but they are perceived to keep you a bit too warm, so that heat exhaustion becomes more of a threat than at the height of summer
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Time for a tune-up
By John Hanc and Ruth Emmett on 12/10/2009 09:40:17
Run shorter races leading up to your main event to gauge your fitness and get PB-primed
Chasing an autumn marathon PB? Make your next race a 13.1-miler. "Doing a shorter race three or four weeks beforehand is very sensible – most experienced runners would run at least one or two as part of their build-up," says endurance coach Nick
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Q+A: How should I train between marathons?
By Bruce Tulloh on 09/09/2000 10:02:10
Our experts answer real-life questions
running over 400-1000m stretches, but your long runs should be really slow. The crucial question is how long you can train hard without taking a rest. A lot of our top marathon runners cover 100 miles a week for most of the year, but the elite cannot
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Snow+Rock Competition Winners
By Runner's World on 22/05/2007 17:11:44
A complete list of our Snow+Rock competition winners
Friday May 18The North Face trail apparel Carmel Proctor, Southport Craig Roberts, Loughborough Monday May 21Nike Air Vomero or Zoom Elite running shoes Steve Childerley, St. Neots Sarah Hawthorne, Cannock Tuesday May 22Merrell Moab Ventilator shoes
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RW Ultra-Light Jacket Test
By Runner's World on 09/11/2005 14:45:08
RW tests feather-light jackets from Brooks, Helly Hansen, Montane, Patagonia, Raidlight and Ronhill
over 100g, could be a category-killing product.Contact 00800 0000 0041; www.patagonia.comRaidlight R-Light MP+ - £129Weight 124gThis jacket is made by a small French company, which is owned by an elite trail runner. It shows. The MP+ is not quite
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Runner's World PB Awards 2008
By Runner's World on 15/01/2008 13:48:28
Help us select Britain's best running club as part of our annual celebration of the products and services that help make your running so enjoyable and enriching
The Runner's World Personal Best Awards aim to recognise and reward the products and services that have helped make your running so enjoyable and enriching.This year, a carefully-selected expert panel will decide the winners in the following six
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Hard Training Q&As: Misc
By Runner's World on 23/06/2004 17:47:59
From the forum: former London Marathon winner Mike Gratton on dedicated training
:45 in spring. how can I hit it in autumn?• Female, high-mileage: advice on getting from 3:26 to sub-3:15 marathonNUTRITION• What do elites drink in a marathon?• Nutrition: carbo-depletion/carbo-loadingMISC• Should I race a 5K and a half in the same week
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RW Pacers: Leading the Way
By Andy Dixon on 30/03/2011 12:37:32
Find out why joining one of our pacing groups is so rewarding, for you and us
. "I'll see you at the start line, then! I haven't run a marathon in 20 years. I wish you had been around in those days."The RW pace group is born Indeed, 20 years ago, the only runners with pacemakers were the elites. Today, however, pace groups have
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Causes
By Slarti on 18/04/2011 18:51:56
Story of the marathon from a decent club runner thinking about the rest of the field
" feeling like a rather selfish response. But hey, I'm (just) fast enough to get in on merit and I think that’s part of the race isn’t it – the elite (2.04 this year!!), the Olympic athletes, the Championship runners and the club runners right on through
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Reader To Reader: Go Faster
By Jane Hoskyn on 08/04/2007 11:42:40
Can a slow runner become a fast runner through sheer graft - or is speed in your genes?
Are fast marathoners a breed apart, or can the rest of us be as fast if we work hard enough?"Are fast runners naturally fast, or can you teach yourself to be fast, through pure dedication and training? I'm a long way off a 3:15 marathon, but with a
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