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Top 10 French Races
By Alison Hamlett on 10/10/2008 12:11:29
Featuring... La Champenoise, Les crêtes du Pays Basque, 6000D La Plagne, Marvejols-Mende, North Face Ultra Trail du Tour du Mont-Blanc, Paris-Versailles, La Ronde Cérétane, La Ronde des Foies Gras, Les 20K de Paris, Maratho
La Champenoise, May [Getty Images] Fancy-dress running is de rigueur at many French races, but it’s just part of the picture in a country where running tends towards extremes. Where else could you refuel at 23 wine stations during a marathon
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Marathon du Medoc: A Marathon Drinking Session
By Alison Hamlett on 09/10/2008 15:46:44
Pasta parties and recovery runs take on a new meaning when the race-day beverage is taken from the cellars of surrounding chateaux
Street Party: 8,000 runners line up at the startSix hours, 42 kilometres, 23 glasses of wine. Not my normal race strategy, but then this was not a normal race. The festival of wine and running that is the Medoc Marathon used to be a well
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2010 Ironman World Champs Report
By Alison Hamlett on 10/10/2010 04:46:20
Drama from start to finish as the action unfolded at this year's Kona throw down
As dawn broke at the 2010 Ford Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, news travelled around the crowds and competitors that Chrissie Wellington had withdrawn from the race. Our first reaction was disbelief, followed by sadness for the super
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Time to Take Control
By Alison Hamlett on 23/11/2009 16:08:22
Because of his bipolar disorder, Matt Harmston was overweight and drinking far too much. Then he chanced across late-night footage of an Ironman competition and his life began to change
. Jonathon Riall, Triathlon England's East Midlands Regional Development Manager, asked Harmston to write a report for the British Triathlon Federation, since making triathlon accessible and inclusive is part of the BTF's remit. Local tri clubs have also
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