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Usain Bolt: The Fastest Man on Earth
By Kerry McCarthy on 05/07/2011 11:00:00
Does sprint champion Usain Bolt revel in his status as a global icon or long for anonymity? RW talks to the man himself
training, and also plays football with his friends on the sly against the express instructions of his coach, show that trying to knock an irrepressibly square peg into a round hole is clearly a long-term project.Local heroPolite, articulate, charismatic
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Usain Bolt: The Fastest Man on Earth (Preview)
By Kerry McCarthy on 05/07/2011 11:00:00
Does sprint champion Usain Bolt revel in his status as a global icon or long for anonymity? RW talks to the man himself
training, and also plays football with his friends on the sly against the express instructions of his coach, show that trying to knock an irrepressibly square peg into a round hole is clearly a long-term project.Subscribers can view the rest of the Runner
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RW Interviews: Mo Farah
By on 04/08/2011 14:34:59
Step aside head coach Alberto Salazar, the European 10,000m record holder Mo Farah reveals why his sternest critic is his six-year-old daughter Rihanna
I have Alberto as a coach, I know I'll still be up there with the guys with one or two laps to go.What do you miss most about the UK?My football team Arsenal FC and British television, you always miss that.Every week we seem to be announcing
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Ask The Experts: Marathon Training with Steve Smythe
By on 07/02/2011 15:05:40
Catch the highlights from Friday's lunchtime debate, when the author of our new and improved marathon schedules - and ASICS Super Six mentor – Steve Smythe answered your marathon questions live in the forums
but you need to build up both gradually. It's a good plan to run a quicker last two or three miles.Q. At the moment I'm squeezing in a five-a-side football match on my night off from marathon training - is this a good idea? Liam BaldwinA. I don't think
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Beginning Running: The First Of Many Miles
By Amby Burfoot on 16/01/2004 14:41:28
RW USA Editor Amby Burfoot with a friendly overview of how to get started and what to expect as a new runner
in another physically demanding sport (such as cycling, martial arts, tennis, basketball, football or cross-country skiing), don’t jump right into a running programme. Instead, begin with a run/walk programme. An excellent goal for a run/walk programme
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Reggae Marathon and Half
By Matt Gilbert on 18/05/2009 18:25:06
Get into the reggae rhythm of Jamaica's flagship race, crammed with fun, course-side music and dancing
Sun lounger to 45 degrees: check; footballer's autobiography in hand: check; delicious cocktail in the other: check. Now, this is what I call a taper. This is not the kind of pre-race wind-down I'm used to – even as a staff member on the good ship
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Ground Rules
By Sam Murphy on 29/07/2010 12:40:28
Tired of tramping over Tarmac? There are plenty of other running surfaces to tackle, to banish boredom and benefit your body. Here’s how to get the best out of them.
. Do these at the end of your warm-up or after an easy run.Football pitch windersTry to run each lap of the pitch a little faster than the last. Start at one corner and run hard around the perimeter, stopping your watch when you get back to the start
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Ironman Switzerland 05 - Suffolk Punch's Diary
By Suffolk Punch on 14/02/2005 17:58:12
How the training gets better, month by month
with some club mates when a pavement collapsed under my foot. It came up like a football. It took nearly 3 months before I could properly walk, let alone run and that’s when I hit the low point and didn’t really do anything for about 8 or 9 years afterwards
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Three Try a Tri
By on 13/06/2006 12:17:00
Last year three RW guinea pigs took up the total-body challenge of the Michelob ULTRA London Triathon
be troublesome. The merman among our guinea pigs has been swimming since he was a toddler, but long-distance running is not a hobby: "I play football, so I do quite a bit of running," he says. "Nothing like 10K though. Also I have dodgy knees so try to do all my
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The Joys of Cross Training
By on 18/11/2009 13:28:20
When you feel your running training has reached a plateau or you're worried about injury, it may be time to introduce some cross-training
for running. High-impact sports and sports that involve a lot of lateral motion, or stop-and-go movements, should be avoided. These include football, tennis, volleyball, rugby and some aerobics.CyclingIt's doubtful that cyclists could improve their cycling
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