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Ask the Experts: Taper and Race Week with Sam Murphy
By on 02/04/2012 15:52:53
Catch the highlights from Friday's lunchtime debate, when ASICS Target 26.2 coach Sam Murphy answered your questions about the final stage of marathon training live in the forums
Sam is one of the UK's leading fitness experts, and a keen runner. She has completed 15 marathons (with a PB of 3:22) and the Himalayan 100 Mile Race among numerous others.In addition to her first class degree in Sport and Exercise Science, Sam is a
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My 2005 London Marathon
By Runner's World on 27/04/2005 18:21:26
How was it for you? - Quotes and pictures from London 05
in bed for a week with a bad virus. FLM was actually easier! I'm a great believer in putting yourself through something horrendous in order to make the other goal seem easier. Large gulps of Lucozade Sport every mile, and jelly babies from 16 miles
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Improve Your Base Fitness
By Steve Lumley on 19/11/2009 17:56:53
To swim, bike and run faster and for longer, you must work on your advanced fitness, but you neglect the basics at your peril
will need to refuel, so take carbohydrate snacks and/or drinks with you.You should also consider regularly adding a short endurance run off these longer bike sessions to develop the ability to move from biking to running. These do not need to be fast
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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.
. For even the most jaded runner, it’s an excellent reminder that there can be more to the sport than dropping those last few pounds or chasing a new PB. First things first: it’s time to leave behind any memories of drug-fuelled rebels toting Kalashnikovs
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Lucozade Sport Super Six: Sue (3:15)
By Runner's World on 19/12/2008 04:00:10
Follow the progress of Sue, our 3:15 hopeful, as she receives expert advice from mentor Liz Yelling
suffered in the heat. I’d covered myself in sun cream but found myself taking on water at nearly every drinks station to try and stay hydrated. I was even pouring water on my wrists and thighs (as Liz had suggested) to try and cool down too. I really backed
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My 2005 London Marathon
By Runner's World on 23/04/2005 19:20:38
How was it for you? - Quotes and pictures from London 05
, unloved. Feeling alone in the crowd I battle on and get the reward of seeing my family again - they insist I shouldn't stop, then realise this is nothing new. Jelly babies, drinks and cuddles from my daughter and pregnant wife inspire me to get going again
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Need Inspiration? Got Inspiration?
By Runner's World on 01/10/2006 06:28:36
Latest highlights from our reader-story project, from runners just like you. Read, enjoy (and add yours for a chance to win £1000!) - updated September 3
sports need positive role models and enthusiastic, competitive club runners fill that position nicely. ’ (More from this story) Welsh Simon on how he started off worrying about heart disease, and ended up running a marathon …‘I’d been warned about ‘the
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Hard Training Q&As: Training General
By Runner's World on 23/06/2004 16:56:16
From the forum: former London Marathon winner Mike Gratton on dedicated training
:45 in spring. how can I hit it in autumn?• Female, high-mileage: advice on getting from 3:26 to sub-3:15 marathonNUTRITION• What do elites drink in a marathon?• Nutrition: carbo-depletion/carbo-loadingMISC• Should I race a 5K and a half in the same week
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One runner, one Channel, one swim
By Nicola Joyce on 03/08/2004 16:39:17
If this doesn't inspire you to train long, nothing will. It's not running, but it's the rather impressive story of RW forum regular Dr Nic swimming the Channel
characters and stories out of the cloud shapes above me. In that manner, I soon reached 10 hours. I had a cracking headache from dehydration, and felt quite sick from constant sports drinks and too much sea water. I thought I saw a big black cat on board
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What's Hot On The Forum: Archive
By Runner's World on 02/01/2008 17:38:38
The RW forum is a huge beast, so each week we cream off the stuff that's getting you up and down (October 2006 - November 2006)
it. If you wear too much you will be too hot while you run. I think you have to make sure you wrap up, hot drink etc once you get home. – lurkerI always have problems in winter. I get very hot when I run and find too much clothing really uncomfortable
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