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RW Guide To Healthy Feet
By Alison Hamlett on 05/10/2006 12:48:03
Keep on your toes and avoid frustrating foot faults
Your feet take 18,000 steps every day on average. When you run you'll add to that figure, as well as the amount of perspiration produced by the 250,000 sweat glands on each foot. With stresses like that it's no wonder your feet complain from time
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Top 10 South African Races
By Alison Hamlett on 17/10/2008 11:28:08
Featuring... Old Mutual Om Die Dam 50K, Two Oceans Marathon 56K, Loskop Marathon 50K, Joburg City Marathon, Comrades Marathon 89K, Spar/Mercury Women's 10K, Knysna Forest Marathon, Foot Of Africa Marathon, Soweto Marathon, Winelands Marath
forest terrain and offers one of the most the most serene, though challenging, runs you’re ever likely to enjoy. Make sure you pack warm gear, as it can be cold at night at this time of the year. Race website: www.knysnamarathon.org.zaFoot of Africa
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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
in 3:30, for example, at a rate of 180 steps a minute, during the entire race you will take 37,800 steps. Stronger leg muscles allow you to spend less time on the ground with each foot-strike and increase your stride length.A reduction of just 0.02 of a
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20 Races to do before you die
By Alison Hamlett on 20/08/2008 15:59:21
RW's guide to the 20 best foreign races every runner should complete from around the globe
– on foot. The trek up to Gorak Shep will help you to acclimatise to the lack of oxygen in the air before you begin the marathon on rough mountain trails. Despite an overall drop in altitude, the going is tough but as you head down to Namche Bazaar
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Alison's Marathon des Sables blog: Who, What, Where!
By Alison Hamlett on 01/04/2011 16:10:44
Intrepid Editor of Triathlete's World Alison heads to Morocco to take on the toughest footrace on earth - the 2011 Marathon des Sables
heat the best (I'm hoping it will be the peanut M&Ms), how many blisters I've developed, how to run like a Moroccan and what it feels like to run the toughest foot race on earth.Did you know?Every competitor receives nine litres of water per day (except
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Six Hill-Running Secrets
By Alison Hamlett on 06/05/2010 09:30:11
Learn to love hills and you'll become a stronger triathlete
changing terrain means that each foot placement is subtly different, so you don't tend to develop the repetitive injuries experienced on roads."The ascents will make you more powerful and the descents are just as useful: the balance and stride
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Be The Best
By Alison Hamlett on 22/06/2004 15:56:45
It's unlikely you'll win every race you enter but you can be a winner every time you race by beating yourself and setting a new PB. Here are nine tips
you will take 37,800 steps. Stronger leg muscles allow you to spend less time on the ground with each foot-strike and increase your stride length.A reduction of just 0.02 of a second in the time on the ground per foot-strike translates into running a
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Real-life stories: how two runners beat back pain
By Alison Hamlett and Andy Richardson on 28/03/2005 13:52:30
How two runners recovered from their back injuries
.After several years of six-monthly treatments, Watts knows when he is susceptible to aggravating his back, and how to avoid it. “It tends to happen more in the winter when I’m running on uneven ground. If my foot lands awkwardly, it can be enough to click
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Back Pain Solutions For Runners
By Alison Hamlett and Andy Richardson on 28/03/2005 13:38:53
It's at the root of every movement you make - and many of the injuries you suffer - read on for all you need to know about your back
in the body, creating instability in the pelvis and spine.Wearing the right running shoes will help you to avoid injury, especially if you have low foot arches. Overpronation (excessive rolling in) of the feet leads to exaggerated internal rotation of the shin
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In A Spin
By Ant Smith, Selene Yeager, Ruth Emmett, Alison Hamlett on 02/12/2009 17:49:14
Here’s our guide to how to make spinning work for you – and what classes to avoid – as well as advice on when it’s time to get out of the gym and onto the roads
phases.Back-to-back classes may build endurance, but watch out for dehydration and drink plenty before, during and after classes.Practise pedalling in circles, not just stomping on the pedals. Pull back slightly with your foot at the bottom of the stroke
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