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Forumite Takes Pole Position
By Oxymoron on 17/03/2008 16:43:33
Apparently it's a bit chilly but Forumite Oxymoron can't wait to race at the North Pole Marathon
at my PC late at night looking for an event with a difference, I stumbled across a race website for The North Pole Marathon. It instantly seemed to tick all the boxes. A race run entirely on ice, in temperatures as low as –30C, in the middle
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The North Pole Marathon
By Steven Seaton on 15/08/2006 11:56:29
With temperatures of -25ºC to contend with, you'd do well to manage eight-minute-mile pace in the North Pole Marathon. But that won't impress the locals... the polar bears are much quicker
then, I'd been living the event in my mind and I'd become used to it. The basic absurdity of the idea had long since passed me by. I had convinced myself it was just another race, a point reinforced by the fact that it's not much more difficult to get
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Top 10 French Races
By Runner's World on 08/07/2000 19:50:59
Le Championnat du Canigou
the Canigou mountain to bring back blocks of ice from the glacier for the pleasure of those visiting this thermal spa town (English for the most part, including Queen Victoria herself). In honour of the porteurs de glace, the French Alpine Club inaugurated
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Wacky Racers
By Ben Palfreyman on 19/08/2010 17:27:47
Up for a challenge? Look no further. Test your speedwork on the sand or your endurance in the jungle with our pick of the world’s most devilishly difficult races
, sand and intensity of the MdS, but smart training will get you as close as possible. Nail down a long-term training plan and sign up for an ultra or two (there are a growing number of multi-day stage races on our events listings). For a pre-race multi
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RW Race Report - Bupa Great North Run 2011
By James Barnard on 19/09/2011 12:50:03
Question: How do you fit 54,000 runners, nearly double the London Marathon, into half the space? Answer: Big roads and a whole lot of love.
expect to be offered orange slices, jelly babies, booze, ice pops and even a quick shower from onlookers brandishing hosepipes. There were cheering sections on the remotest sections of the A184 and even the cheeky kids squirting people with water bottles
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RW Pocket Race Guide - November
By Runner's World on 29/10/2004 12:33:56
What's coming up, what's closing soon, what's filling fast
ground, the action kicks off with a brisk dash along sandy pathways, before climbing up to the highest part of the course. If this just sounds like the traits of your normal Sunday jog, then the waist-high, ice-cold water-filled ravines that you’ll next
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Transforming An Ironman Newbie: Jellybabe
By Runner's World on 08/06/2005 13:08:18
From No Tri to Ironman Tri in one season
buzzing all the way home."There is another four weeks of training to go before the taper for the big race, and Jellybabe is still smiling. "Apart from coming off my bike once on the ice I've loved every minute of it," she says of her training. "I like
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Racing Away: Top Travel Tips
By David Mitchell on 23/10/2008 12:05:57
Here's how to make sure that race overseas really does prove to be the experience of a lifetime
Leaving on a jet plane for an overseas event? Lucky you! Here’s how to make sure you hit the ground running and avoid having a racing holiday from hell. Bon voyage!BEFORE YOU GOGetting A VisaWithout the correct visa you might never get off
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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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RW Race Report - Reggae Marathon and Half
By Matt Gilbert on 06/09/2010 14:48:13
while volunteers lay ice-cold towels on my neck. Fellow finishers come and go, but I'm not going anywhere; I'm not leaving until I'm asked to.I'm asked to leave. Fortunately, my disappointment is short-lived as I (just about) make it the 10-or-so yards
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