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Fighting Talk: Find Your Mantra
By Sam Murphy on 27/04/2011 12:26:55
Convince yourself you’re invincible and you’ll be clocking PBs like nobody’s business
(March 1995), subjects were randomly assigned to one of two groups taking part in a dart-throwing test. Both groups were told to aim for the bullseye on each of their 15 throws, but the first group were asked to tell themselves 'You cannot do it' each
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I run for good!
By Martin Graham 7 on 27/04/2011 20:53:11
Why I chose to run for charity
ever marathon - but if only things had been different perhaps I would never had this wonderful experience.Six years earlier my younger brother came rushing into my house one evening in a complete state. He had just been to hospital for some tests
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RW Race Report: LA Marathon
By Kerry McCarthy on 18/05/2011 11:17:14
California - the land of warm sunshine, golden beaches and blue skies. Right? Not for the runners of this marathon.
, the race still had a lot to offer and, while it wasn't always easy to see five metres in front of your face, it was easy to see why LA had attracted nearly 30,000 runners from 21 countries to run its version of 26.2.For a start, the idea of testing your
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Open Water: Panic Attacks (Preview)
By Jacqueline Wood on 09/05/2011 10:00:00
If you have concerns about swimming in open water - dark, cold, deep open water - you're not alone
, in the early summer, so in spring I decided to test my new wetsuit at the Cotswold Water Park. It had been a bitter winter and the water was still very cold, but I was unaware of that because my wetsuit insulated me so well, at least in the shallow parts
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Open Water: Panic Attacks
By Jacqueline Wood on 09/05/2011 10:00:00
If you have concerns about swimming in open water – dark, cold, deep open water – you’re not alone
, in the early summer, so in spring I decided to test my new wetsuit at the Cotswold Water Park. It had been a bitter winter and the water was still very cold, but I was unaware of that because my wetsuit insulated me so well, at least in the shallow parts
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Ride on Time: Time Trialling
By Jacqueline Wadsworth on 24/06/2011 10:01:30
Find out why time trialling is the perfect way to become a stronger cyclist
to suit the triathlon distance you are training for. More often than not they're fast and relatively flat. Hilly events are also organised but these aren't for the fainthearted. Tried-and-tested methodTop age-group triathlete Paul Horsfall uses time trials
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TW Interviews: Team Sky Cyclist Alex Dowsett
By on 06/07/2011 18:00:00
An Olympic gold, a time trial win in the Tour de France and World Championship glory - Team Sky rider Alex Dowsett doesn't ask for much. We caught up with the up-and-coming time trial specialist
and offered hydration and sweat testing by a Gatorade Sports Science Institute scientist to highlight the effects of intensive training on the body. Gatorade is the official hydration partner of Team Sky and the British Cycling team.Find out what happened
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TW Interviews: Tom Lowe
By Louise Steggals on 05/10/2011 10:00:00
Find out how Tom Lowe is keeping a cool head as he prepares for the Ironman World Championships
, I think going sub-8:00 could be within my grasp."Tom on...His army nickname"My nickname was 'Lung'. As part of an annual medical test, the Army measures your lung volume - and mine went off the top of the graph! It's not a bad nickname and it
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Lucozade Sport Super Six: Richard (sub-3:15)
By on 17/12/2009 17:20:22
Follow the progress of Richard (aka Matchstick Man) live in the forums as he prepares to run a sub-3:15 marathon under the guidance of mentor Liz Yelling
. Next on the agenda for Richard is the Race Your Pace Half-Marathon on March 28th where he is going to put his even-paced racing to the test. Emma says: Richard is now feeling very confident about his ability to answer the varying nutritional needs
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Nothing But The Best
By Mark Will-Weber on 10/05/2002 19:41:57
Presenting the 50 greatest training tips of all time - for beginners, veterans, racers, marathoners and everyone in between
"A good pair of running shoes should last you 400 to 500 miles and is the only critical purchase you need to make."John Hanc, author of The Essential Runner5. Take the 'talk test'"The 'talk test' means running at a pace comfortable enough to converse
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