consistency has been facilitated through the support network around him - his fellow forumites and the Runner's World and Lucozade Sport teams. The support has motivated him to work harder and more regularly than for any of his previous marathon build
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. At 5pm on Friday, July 23, I learned that I was to swim the following morning at 2am. I contacted my boat crew – consisting of Runner's World forumites MMmmm Universal Twinkler, Petal, Scooter Boy and (gasp!) a non-forum friend, Kate - to alert them
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before, Sue took too much from her body and struggled to recover in time to race optimally. But that’s what build-up races are for - make your mistakes, learn and move forward as a runner so you perform when it’s important. Beware the greedy runner. When
. But what I do have in common with Liz and Sonia (apart from our taste in sport and washboard tummies I wish!) is that I too have been a pregnant runner. Unlike them I did not go on to win London Marathon records or win medals at the Sydney Olympics
The Pirate Ship of Fools returned from Ironman Switzerland triumphant, skull and crossbones flying. On July 12, our forum triathlon contingent were lining up on the shores of Lake Zurich for the start of Ironman Switzerland – a small matter of a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile cycle, an...
to it than that." - Kirsty B99100%26 ratings5The Easy Runner Sodbury Slog,South Gloucestershire (11/11/07)"The fact I was overtaken by a man dressed as a banana didn't matter. What a right laugh it was. When can I register for next year?" - Natalie Smith