industry. She’s a former AAA gold medallist runner and a keen cyclist, so she’ll be ready for all of your triathlon training and racing nutrition questions.Plus, she’ll give you the incentive to get back on track after tucking into BBQ treats and nibbles
1. Mull of Kintyre Half-Marathon, Argyll & Bute, ScotlandDate in 2012: June 3You’ll need more than just a day to soak up the remote beauty of Mull – so it’s a good job the organisers lay on a pre-race pasta party and post-race ceilidh. This race
daily.The support and training back up I received from Debra was second to none especially as they are relatively small charity. They organised a training day, subsidised accommodation the night before with pre pasta meal and post race event consisting
calories even while you're sitting at your desk at work or on the sofa recovering from your run. Hold on, though, before you reach for that extra chocolate croissant. Runners face a frustrating truth: research has shown that the post-workout metabolic rate
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Murchie (who was carrying a knee injury) and went on to post the only sub-hour time of the day. It was here that Kerry Macphee also shook off Emma Lamont to take the lead in the women's race.Racers finished with a flat out-and-back 5K taking them back
. Second, not that bad weather was the organisers' fault in 2012, but 2013 brought with it something I thought impossible: a Manchester suntan. That's not a euphemism, there was actual sun and no rain.The event organisation was faultless. In the race
, was as it says on our unofficial website, formed after the London Marathon 2002. Chatting about the race online had brought us together, given us a common bond, and a desire to share our passion. But was the club idea all post race sentimentality? Or, was a
Weight 222gEvaluation This shoe couldnt be more aptly named its 40g lighter than an average cross-country spike, and little over the weight of a good 10K road racing shoe. If you want to feel as though youre floating on air in a moderate
