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Readers' Top 10 UK Races: Beginner-Friendliness
By on 25/02/2010 11:46:21
The most beginner-friendly British races of 2009 - as voted by you, the runners who ran them
-participation events. Fantastic race, great tea and cakes!" ian&eveReader Reviews2. Liverpool Santa Dash 5KWhere? Liverpool When? DecemberThe biggest run of its kind in the UK, the Liverpool Santa Dash is a tour of Liverpool city centre with a difference. The flat
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How To Choose A Running Watch
By Sean Fishpool on 08/08/2002 10:42:37
Should you spend £30 or £130 on a running watch? And what's a countdown timer anyway? Here's all you need to know
The kind of watch you need depends on the kind of runner you are. If you never race, never do speed sessions and all your runs are leisurely lopes, you don’t even need a watch. But most of us – whether we run a mile in 12 minutes or five – like
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A great big melting pot
By Alexandra Conroy Harris on 02/05/2011 16:10:32
How running for an adoption and fostering charity made me feel part of a wider, sweat-soaked, inspirational community
It was almost like a scene from a science fiction film, something like the Midwich Cuckoos; from all over London lycra-clad people were emerging from their homes and converging on Greenwich Park. Easily identified as part of a tribe by our red kit
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Make yourself a triathlete
By Ruth Emmett on 01/05/2013 15:00:00
Ready for something new? Here’s all you need to make the transition to tri – and reap the rewards of refreshed motivation, greater fitness and an injury-free runner’s body
Looking for a thrilling new challenge, a fat-stripping workout or just an excuse to buy a ton of new kit? Then ‘tri’ out the UK’s fastest growing sport. Triathlon England says its membership base has shot up by more than 200 per cent in the last 10
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Best Performance Shoes
By Rob Spedding on 19/10/2005 14:34:52
One shoe fits all... why performance trainers give you the best of both worlds
of running shoe that fits neatly into a similar ‘hybrid' category: performance trainers.They're light enough to slip on for a speed session on the track, but offer enough stability and cushioning to cope with all but the longest Sunday training runs. They
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RW Test: Hydration Backpacks
By Runner's World on 08/09/2008 12:01:15
RW tests hydration packs from Camelbak, Deuter, Nathan, New Balance, The North Face, Mizuno, Inov-8 and Scott
Water belts and hand-held bottles are fine for short runs on the flat, but step out onto the trail or up your distance and you’ll need something a bit more sophisticated. We picked out the best hydration backpacks on the market and gave them a
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RW Race Report: Legends of Sherwood Forest
By Ed Vanstone on 10/06/2011 17:38:20
: there were no showers and no changing facilities. But these are minor complaints. The Legends of Sherwood 10K is a must for anyone in the region who enjoys a good trail run and wants to try something a bit different. Just don't expect your kit to be reusable
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Alison's Marathon des Sables blog: Who, What, Where!
By Alison Hamlett on 01/04/2011 16:10:44
Intrepid Editor of Triathlete's World Alison heads to Morocco to take on the toughest footrace on earth - the 2011 Marathon des Sables
On Sunday 3rd April, the 26th Marathon des Sables gets underway somewhere in the Sahara in southern Morocco. Around 1000 runners will be setting off t run 150 miles in six stages at what's often billed the toughest footrace on earth. I'll be one
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Jungle Fever
By Andy Blackford on 07/07/2004 11:59:36
It's time to head into the interior - dark, damp and full of abysmal puns
Right, now I’m getting nervous. Tomorrow I leave for French Guyana, and, as usual, I’ve left everything to the last minute. The list of kit seems to have stretched overnight.It includes 250mg of ciprofloxacin hydrochloride, 10mg of buscopan, 250mg
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Spring/Summer Shoe Guide
By on 01/03/2010 08:51:28
We've road-tested 40 pairs of the latest shoes - find out how they fared in this bumper guide
As winter recedes, now is the time to invest in your most important piece of gear: new running shoes. Our Spring/Summer Guide includes a bumper crop of 40 new shoes, as well as reviews and technical information on each.The RW Shoe Lab has once again
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