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Q+A: How can I avoid getting kicked in the face during the swim start?
By Ralph Hydes on 18/04/2012 14:11:10
of the water does present a problem. Unless you have practised swimming with your head out of the water, your legs will drop when you lift your head. With practice you can still keep your legs and feet high in the water with your head out of the water swimming
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Rules of the Race
By on 18/11/2009 14:32:24
There's more to triathlon than the physical exertion. You have to remember the dos and don'ts, too
all around, presents a high risk of injury and it's for your own safety that your helmet must not come off before your bike has been safely racked.Drafting - make sure you stay at least the required distance behind the bike in frontIt's easy
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Take on a New Challenge
By Bryce Dyer on 26/05/2011 15:30:19
If your racing schedule is starting to feel a little familiar, it might be time for a new test
time of 10:30; the record still stands. At the World Surf Lifesaving Championships held in Cornwall in 1994, the wave that hit the women's surf ski race capsized most of a heat and one woman received whiplash when she was launched into the air still
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The UK's Best Running Club 2009
By Runner's World on 12/01/2009 10:17:11
Join us in recognising the achievements of clubs up and down the country by nominating your organisation for our Best Running Club Award 2009
’s World, in partnership with New Balance, is once again searching for the UK’s best running club. Last year we presented Poole Runners with our inaugural award in celebration of the club’s all-round excellence. Poole Runners is everything a great club
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Readers' Top 10 UK Races: Beginner-friendliness
By Alice Palmer on 25/03/2009 10:22:13
The most beginner-friendly British races of 2008 - as voted by you, the runners who ran them
at a figure between 0 and 100%, allowing us to rank them. NB: We have only included races with at least 25 responses and where a race appeared on more than one Top 10 chart (Scenery, PB Potential, Beginner-friendliness, Atmosphere), it was only included
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Long Distance Love: The Rise of Ironman
By Julie-Anne Ryan on 04/10/2010 18:31:23
Ironman has come a long way since its humble beginnings in Hawaii in 1978 – and it’s still growing…
. And there it is. Fifteen men lined up for that first Hawaii Ironman race, in February, 1978. Gordon Haller was the first of 12 finishers, in a time of 11:46:58. A sport was born.Nowadays, the Hawaii race is the Ironman World Championships in Kona; competition
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Damage Limitation Exercise
By Nick Grantham on 23/11/2009 13:19:57
When your chosen sport involves three disciplines the range of possible injuries is impressive, but you can take steps to limit or, with luck, avoid them
of the foot of the injured leg, keeping most of your weight on your heel.4 Bend your knee slightly (10-20 degrees), making sure to keep the other foot off the ground.5 Move the hip on the problem side forward about 10-15cm, keeping the heel in contact
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Learn to Love Open Water
By on 23/11/2009 17:32:21
Most triathletes come to the sport through running or cycling, which means that swimming can pose problems. But even if you thrash about the pool as if you're very angry at something, you can learn to love the water
improvement. It can, for example, take 20,000 repetitions of a movement before it feels natural and instinctive. Don't be disheartened if your progress seems to be slow - stick with it and keep repeating the drills. Practice doesn't make perfect, it makes
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My 2005 London Marathon
By Runner's World on 06/05/2005 21:56:17
How was it for you? - Quotes and pictures from London 05
4:00 TO 5:00 (Page 12) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15Susan Brown, 4:02 --This was my second FLM and I thought I could not replicate the emotions and pain I had felt the first time - but it proved me wrong.I find this event
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Supplementary Benefits?
By Kate Szumanski on 22/12/2002 19:41:19
Makers of supplements promise you the earth. But will their products really make you slimmer, trimmer, faster and stronger? We investigate the time-released mega-complex world of nutritional supplements
to improved athletic performance, neatly packaged and easily taken in capsule or tablet form.In the mid-1990s, brilliant claims on supplement labels prompted scientists to study the promotional claims of several popular dietary supplements on the market which
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