… it is way worse than I had ever imagined and I start to feel sick. I have studied the course and I know where I am supposed to be heading, out in to the fields to split up the pack but oh no, I appear to be heading towards a very steep hill where the route
© Getty Images The two Olympic marathons held last August in Beijing were literally races for the ages. Kenya's Samuel Wanjiru, then 21, broke more than an Olympic record with his 2:06:32 win; he crushed long-held conventional
's profile Race day Kim says: If it hadn't have been for the support of the thread, the RW crowds and Hash who ran part of the way with me, I think I would have just sat on the curb crying on Sunday.I'm still
UAN: Article type:--Lets get things straight, Im not and never will be a Liz McColgan or a Sonia O Sullivan. I am your average, 30-something, 30-miles a week plodder. Try as I might I have never won a race and cant see that I ever will
What about a bit of Brainbug...shuffles off to the old CD collection - BuneyAfter a dozen FLM's, sick to death of Chariots of Fire. Every expo, every race.... However at Silverstone standing on the grid at the start do like a bit of Fleetwood Mac while
and The Juicer for the curry.The Warrior UprisingTo the uninitiated, Tough Guy is no ordinary race. In fact it is like no race you have ever done. Marathon runners, sprinters, ultra-runners, elite triathletes, plodders, you ain’t done diddly squat until you
-littered trails. "On longer, hard runs, aim for a pace that's about 80 per cent of your race pace. When it comes to the speedier sessions – such as mile reps or intervals – aim for 110 per cent," says Frapwell. "As long as you're hitting faster than race pace, you
to Team 6, I was worn out before the big day.I slept very badly that night and woke up feeling sick. I'm never this anxiousbefore a race that I'm taking part in.So many doubts . . what if somebody else pinched our spot at Mudchute? Whatif I forgot one
and with a Pirate roar behind me I was home. I felt sick and tired but I had finished. It was a dream come true. I was so happy and it still hasn't really sunk in. Race Results NameSwim Bike Run Time funkin (M.) 1:08.25 5:36.01 3:47.26 10
in the marathons and was very surprised that I was in such poor shape hydration wise.Is it just a case of trying to drink more or am I better trying to increase the energy drinks? I can probably only stomach one bottle throughout the whole race before I feel sick
