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Race-day disasters! (Preview)
By Selene Yeager on 03/04/2013 12:38:12
We runners are planners. We pick races, plot strategies and work hard for weeks, months, years, to hit our goals.
Yet too often disaster strikes on race day – we’re hobbled by cramp, gutted by stomach distress or hampered by unforeseen demons. To help you dodge all this, runners have shared their tales of race days gone bad. For the common horror stories, our
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Race-day disasters!
By Selene Yeager on 03/04/2013 11:55:33
We runners are planners. We pick races, plot strategies and work hard for weeks, months, years, to hit our goals.
Yet too often disaster strikes on race day – we’re hobbled by cramp, gutted by stomach distress or hampered by unforeseen demons. To help you dodge all this, runners have shared their tales of race days gone bad. For the common horror stories, our
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Promotion: Mud Runner Dirty Weekend
By on 21/04/2013 12:17:00
It's back! Mud Runner Oblivion returns with The Dirty Weekend at the end of June 2013 at Eastnor Castle
to our band under star-filled night skies.Bring the familyFor kids, there’s also a Junior Mud Run, a 5K run with some tricky obstacles to tackle. The race is open to 5-15 year olds and can be run by parents, too. The race offers older, more competitive
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Promotion: Fuel VLM with Lucozade Sport
By on 10/04/2013 17:48:42
on everything it needs to complete the 26.2 miles can make or break a run and the good news is that it is easy to get it right.Lucozade Sport has sponsored the London Marathon for 12 years and Lucozade Sport products will be available on the course again
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Promotion: Tackling triathlon myths…
By on 06/03/2013 16:31:41
on the free training sessions.Started in London in 2011, it won the 220 Triathlon Race of the Year and was shortlisted for the British Triathlon event of the year 2011. In 2012, it went on to win the Triathlon London Professional Event of the Year. It is now
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Q & A: Susan Partridge
By on 18/04/2013 14:31:19
Susan Partridge, currently ranked number 1 in the half marathon distance, talks training and cheesecake.
the same celebratory atmosphere as marathons so they’re fun events to be part of. There’s not so much riding on just one or two races a year. I love the marathon and I’m determined to improve my current PB but it’s such an unpredictable event. You have
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Virgin London Marathon Countdown
By on 03/04/2013 16:19:00
From meeting RW at the expo to beating blisters on the run - here's all you need to know ahead of Virgin London Marathon on 21 April 2013.
, and tell us which products you'll find along the London Marathon route.From the RW archive: Check out this handy interactive mile-by-mile guide we created a few years ago.All this, plus...Don't miss our interview with Hugh Brasher, the joint race director
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Ones to watch on Sunday: Men's elites
By Katie Hiscock on 19/04/2013 18:07:46
Sunday's Virgin London Marathon will feature one of the best elite men’s marathon field ever assembled, say race organisers, including nine men who’ve completed the distance in under 2:06.2012 winner Wilson Kipsang will be out to prove he’s the best
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Nutrition Clinic: How to fuel a marathon
By Dr James Morton on 11/04/2013 11:18:24
In the lead up to the Virgin London Marathon, marathon nutrition is the theme for our brand-new nutrition blog.
University (LJMU).Running a marathon is one of the toughest endurance events that you can undertake. In addition to physical fitness and mental toughness, nutrition is one of the most important factors in predicting your race time. It can be the difference
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Interview: Hugh Brasher
By Joe Mackie on 20/03/2013 17:10:04
Hugh Brasher tells RW about his memories of his father and his plans as custodian of the London Marathon legacy.
A cursory glance around Hugh Brasher’s office at the London Marathon HQ is enough to reassure you that his father’s legacy is in safe hands. A stack of medals from various races hang from a coat hanger in the corner of the room, telling you Hugh
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