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not spring to mind as an obvious place to hold two half-marathons in a year. Surely the organisers used up the only nice scenery during the first 13.1 miles back in March? Well, on July 24 the NSPCC will introduce 1000 race entrants to a tour of Milton Keynes
’s race Wilson Kipsang finished in 2:04:37 ahead of Martin Lel for a Kenyan one two.I’m staying at the High Altitude Training Centre (HATC) where Mo Farah and Paula Radcliffe trained over the winter. Everything here is designed to make training as simple
look compared to the kind of international stars Ben coaches every day?Ben kicked things off by asking me to swim one relaxed length. Obviously my natural response was to completely ignore his instruction to 'relax' and sprint down the pool
is a good indicator of what you're losing through sweat alone," says Ryan.Myth 2: Overflow before you goGuzzling gallons before a run, ride or race will keep you topped up.The Truth: Top up as you goDrinking loads before a race will do little more than
interval-based," says Dixon. "Try a session where you do 10 seconds hard, 10 seconds easy, 20 seconds hard, 20 seconds easy, all the way up to 60 seconds and back down again."This session can be done on a gym bike, a turbo bike or out on the road. Another
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have to do is register online, by post or by fax.Website www.maratonas.ltLatviaLike its Lithuanian cousin, the Riga International Marathon, held every May, is free, with the tab again picked up by Maxima. Last year, of the 135 finishers only 13 were
, as the locals turn out in force to cheer some 1,100 runners round the undulating, two-lap traffic-free course. Well established on the north-east racing agenda, this year marks the event’s 20th anniversary, and a concurrent 3K race for 11-16s and a beginners
Liz Yelling has been competing as a top international athlete for more than 15 years. In 2006, she won the Bronze medal in the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and she has twice represented Great Britain in the Olympics (Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008