Torres del Paine, ChileA marathon journey, but Chilean Patagonia rewards with a runners’ paradise of granite spires, glaciers, lakes and possibly the occasional puma to motivate your speedwork.
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Where and when?Sunday, February 1, LancashireWhat is it?Top tip: enter a fine February race right now, while you're bright and motivated - and come the dark days of January, you'll have no excuse but to train up for it.Early-February races are a
motivators were: 1. A banner at about mile 24 reading "Impossible is Nothing" which sent a tingle down my spine and urged me on to the end. 2. The crowd in the tunnel at Canary Wharf 3. Friends Emma and Alex with their "Come on Steve" sign which appeared
timing eradicates uncertainty.2. Pride Run 10KLondon, August 14This park-based run in London is well-organised, flat as a collapsed soufflé, and has a wide course, meaning runners can get up a head of speed and keep it. The medium-size field – 700 last
more) and genuinely motivating (a 20-strong, uniformed gospel choir in Brooklyn). At mile 15, the Queensboro Bridge, with its mile-long incline and absence of crowd support, was a really tough physical and mental test, but runners then hit a wall
home. Surely a holiday offer you can't refuse.More Travel Collection highlightsHimalayan 100 Mile Stage Race (October 25-November 4)Las Vegas Marathon and Half-Marathon (December 10)Che Guevara Trail Marathon and Half-Marathon, Cuba (January 11-18, 2007)
Snapped... (Page 1) Page 1 2 3Jane Stephens, 3:04"The crowds were so supportive. I couldn’t have set a personal best without them."Sarah Bruce, 3:06"I set a PB by 45 seconds. The crowds were even bigger and louder than I could have
In summer 2004, more than 20 forum members pledged to take on Ironman Switzerland in July 2005 - that's a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile cycle and 26.2-mile run. Many of them - including Jellybabe - were complete triathlon newbies at the time... Here
warmth and peaceful rural locales for which the island is known. Make no mistake, this event is hard, but well worth the effort. How to enterThe Jersey Island Challenge is just one event featured in the RW Travel Collection 2007, run in association with 2:09
