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Lucozade Sport Super Six: Rob (sub-4:00)
By Runner's World on 19/12/2008 02:00:54
Follow the progress of Rob, our sub-4:00 hopeful, as he receives expert advice from mentor Steve Smythe
. I've bought new socks, and I've even got a set of lucky safety pins. I've used the same ones at my last two races and PB-ed both times!Steve says: Rob has continued to make great progress. His performance at the Fleet Half-Marathon couldn't have gone
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Readers' Top 50 Races 2008: 7-14 Votes
By Runner's World on 26/01/2009 12:44:37
You voted for them... here they are. It's your favourite races of 2008 (7 - 14 votes)
the distance alone or as a four-person relay.What you say "Fantastic route. I enjoyed the 6am safety briefing – "Keep the sea on the left and the land on the right!" I'll be back next year!" David Douglas 2 100 100 11 ratings3Dumfries Marathon, Dumfries
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Super Swim Training Aids
By on 18/11/2009 15:47:50
You don't need much equipment for a basic swim session, but you can seriously improve your time and your technique with a few pieces of very specific kit
's for sure: never use an MP3 player in open water. Safety first.one more thing...Along with kickboards, pull buoys, paddles and other bits of kit that every serious swimmer should consider, there are other, more unusual gadgets on the market that could also
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Drill Bits: Essential Swimming Kit
By Nicola Joyce on 04/06/2010 08:17:53
You don’t need much equipment for a basic swim session, but you can seriously improve your time and your technique with a few pieces of very specific kit
tracks for your warm-up, drills and swim-down (the last part of your session, when you allow your body to relax by slowing down). One thing's for sure: never use an MP3 player in open water. Safety first.One more thing...Along with kickboards, pull buoys
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Advanced Triathlon Training Schedule
By on 13/06/2006 10:06:22
Follow our 12 week triathlon training programme
-8 x 2 lengths easy SWIM (in wetsuit and preferably open water) Go with a training partner for safety, make sure it's shallow water, acclimatise 5 minutes, then 10 mins continuous swim SWIM 8 x 2 lengths easy (with drills), then 20 lengths time
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Join The Club
By Matt Barbour on 26/11/2008 11:01:01
Thinking about signing up with a running club? Whether you're a beginner or an elite, here's all you need to know before you commit
if they're generally aware of your long-term safety," says Rob Pullen from the Owls running club in Leicester (owlsac.org.uk). Ask what contingencies they have for injuries during runs, whether they have insurance, and ask if they have a group for runners
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Video: RW runs the Sierra Leone Marathon
By Ruth Emmett on 11/01/2013 13:40:00
In developing countries, a new type of race lets you see your fundraising money in action.
to safety. You are here in good will… I am very, very happy with your project.’ So we continued, following the same route John told us the retreating rebels had taken into Guinea as the civil war started to turn. At Komoya Community Primary School
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50 Best Beginner Tips - From The Forum
By Runner's World on 26/07/2004 11:59:32
At the last count, 132,000 runners had posted 1.6 million messages between them on the Runner's World forum - here are 50 good ones for beginners
training routine. This should give you some milestones to work to, the chance to run in safety, the buzz of joining others and some nice little medals/mugs/certificates/bottles of beer to admire on those long dark nights. See full threadWatch the public
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What's Hot On The Forum: Archive
By Runner's World on 15/09/2009 12:40:46
The RW forum is a huge beast, so each week we cream off the stuff that's getting you up and down (April 2009 - June 2009)
to Portugal for a fortnight and I've never been one for doing much training on holiday. Do other people stick to their schedule, amend it or simply get down to the bar and forget about it?And what about safety? Would you bother wearing an alarm? Liverbird I
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What's Hot On The Forum
By on 14/12/2009 07:00:18
Going up… running in a winter wonderland, getting started. Going down… Cold bath confusion, catastrophic chafing. Updated 14/12/09
how they make a profit. Stille Nam Heilige Nam IM entry fees are mahoosive! But I could really see where the money had been spent - motorcycle escorts for last riders (like me), lots of safety kayaks, top notch goodie bags, plenty of feed stations
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