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Go The Distance
By Hugh Jones on 05/08/2002 17:03:17
5K road race or 30-mile fell run? Here's the lowdown on every race type
.Fun run starts can be just as frenetic as in real' races, and finishing sprints can be just as competitive. What is different is the relentlessness of racing: you don't let up much at any stage. You have to concentrate throughout the race, and you have
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The Paris To London Diary
By Gareth Davies on 06/05/2003 19:16:25
The Paris Marathon, the London Marathon - and all the bits in between...
to Colombes to our accommodation (which is ideal) to try and get some sleep.We had an early start at 6:20 so that we could get the train, then metro to the race. Though we all met together most people managed to get detached and ended up running the race
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Run Of The Mills
By Simon Taylor on 28/05/2004 18:14:41
It's not just the opportunity to run through people's kitchens that makes the historic Cinque Mulini a bit special... there's the top-class field too
are the closest you’ll get to a big field with around 250-300 runners.From there, it’s competition all the way to the main attraction, kicking off with the open men’s and women’s races, over 6K and 4K, followed by stage-group races through to senior men and women
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Hard Training Q&As: Marathoning
By Runner's World on 23/06/2004 17:25:10
From the forum: former London Marathon winner Mike Gratton on dedicated training
?• Hills• Cross-trainingMARATHONING• What pre-marathon races should I do?• When to move on from base training in a marathon build-up?• How Janice Moorekite jumped from 3:10 to 2:48• I've run 3:12 - how long should I wait to run sub-3?• How often to race
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Beginning Running: The First Of Many Miles
By Amby Burfoot on 16/01/2004 14:41:28
RW USA Editor Amby Burfoot with a friendly overview of how to get started and what to expect as a new runner
pace/speed session on the track. Therefore, avoid hills in the very early stages of your training programme and introduce them in very small doses (and sizes) after you have logged more than a month of flat running at a comfortable pace.If you do
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Hard Training Q&As: Misc
By Runner's World on 23/06/2004 17:47:59
From the forum: former London Marathon winner Mike Gratton on dedicated training
much...maybe ease up for a few more races as I think I could have run a much faster 10km than I did but it was always compromised by training for marathons and taken more rest post marathon - I ran the fifth-fastest time at the National 12-Stage relay 6
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Pocket Race Guide - June
By Alice Palmer on 27/05/2009 16:01:37
Featuring... The Harvel 5, Run in the Wild 10K, Otley 10, Saab Salomon South Downs Marathon, Humber Bridge Half-Marathon, Mayfair Park and Tower 5K, Farnborough Flier 12K, Humph's Hilly Half
-Marathon, June 14 Humber Bridge Half-Marathon (East Yorkshire, June 14) Grab this rare opportunity to race over the longest bridge in the world you can cross on foot in the 10th staging of the Humber Bridge Half-Marathon. The route’s single loop crosses
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Pingu1874's VLM Experience
By Pingu1874 on 26/04/2011 15:25:49
My VLM experience, taken from my blog at http://pingu1874.wordpress.com/ and written the day after the race.
approaching the half way mark I had the first inkling that all was not well. At this stage, though, I just put it down to the start of the gradual tiring process you go through in the second half of any race. Nothing to worry about. I was through half way in 1
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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.
was really pleased with my run. Conditions were tough so times were slow but I worked through the race and finished strongly. It’s nice to know I can deliver on the international stage.My career low was London last year. I was in great shape but a bit
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TW Relay Team: James's Run Blog #6
By James Barnard on 04/08/2011 09:20:10
In his penultimate post, James has a fitness assessment to see if he has what it takes to run a sub 20-minute 5K.
race times are concerned. But because 5K races are so short (and generally run at a higher intensity), the race is run at a pretty high percentage of VO₂. And according to a calculator at runningforfitness.org, I'd need a VO₂ max of at least 49.9. So
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