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A Mountain To Climb
By on 18/11/2009 11:41:29
The Alpe d'Huez Triathlon is one of the toughest sporting events in the world. For this reason alone, it's worth doing. Just don't expect a personal best
the race before. This seems like a one-time-only event and I'm starting to understand why. The climbs are like nothing I've ever encountered before. The Col du Grand Serre isn't even considered tough but it takes me more than an hour to reach the summit. I
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Racing the Bard
By RichK on 05/05/2005 18:35:05
Take two dozen forum members, one sunny day, and one Shakespeare Marathon, a week after London...
:17 as Loon battled against some awful stomach cramps and the heat. It was still a PB by 23 minutes for Loon, so still something positive to move forward from.Some found the heat especially tough. Vixx and Running Monkey were amongst many who struggled to make
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My 2004 London Marathon
By Plodding P on 26/04/2004 10:10:45
How was it for you? - Quotes and pictures from London 04
the case. I did my last "busy" at a stand up one with both men and women queuing behind me for the cubicles, but nobody seemed to even notice. A guy could get paranoid about himself!!As I headed for the starting line with just 4 or 5 minutes to go until
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My 2004 London Marathon...
By Runner's World on 21/04/2004 15:56:10
How was it for you? - 155 of your inspirational stories and action shots from the 2004 Flora London Marathon
:26 "...on the day in the full field of runners it is harder than it looks..." Read the full quote Birdypie; 4:35 "...got me through the tough training in February and March..." Read the full quote Kikker; 4:57 "... I felt like I'd won the marathon
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The Official RW Forum Treadmill Record Attempt
By Runner's World on 22/04/2008 08:08:01
Twelve Runner's World Forumites, 48 hours and one World Record Challenge...
of Lillywhites sports store in central London. Working in shifts and running at speeds most of us would consider tough for 400m reps, they clocked an incredible 495.76 miles by 7:30am on Sunday, April 13 – shattering the record by more than 80 miles and raising
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The Perfect Playlist
By Jeff Pearlman on 12/06/2008 09:24:58
Runners who listen to music know its motivating power, but what exactly does a great running song sound like?
particularly powerful results for runners performing near maximum heart rate. Keep in mind, this list is from a guy who works in a laboratory, not a record store: The Heat Is On by Glenn FreyReach by S Club 7 Everybody Needs Somebody to Love by The Blues
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Become A British Age-Group Athlete
By Simon Griffiths on 18/11/2009 12:20:46
If you're looking for a new triathlon challenge - and after a while, you're going to want one - you could try for a place in a GB age-group team
've achieved your goal - completing a triathlon. And then another.But now something's not quite right. There's an itch that hasn't been scratched to your satisfaction. You're wondering could you have gone any faster, trained harder, perhaps overtaken the guy
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Readers' Top 50 Races 2008: 50-plus votes
By Runner's World on 12/01/2009 16:16:11
You voted for them... here they are. It's your favourite races of 2008 (50-plus votes)
"Stunning, stunning marathon... did not want it to end. Spectacular, tough, glorious, challenging." Sharon McGuinness 97 95 52 ratings7Stadium Runners' Woodland Challenge 6, Huddersfield When? October 12 Why? Only in its second year, this two
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Heroes Of Running 2009
By on 24/04/2009 11:13:48
Sponsored by Aviva. Join us in recognising the outstanding individuals who make us exceptionally proud of our sport
and survived pneumonia, frostbite and encounters with wild dogs, polar bears and wolves. There were nine days in Alaska when the temperature slumped to a life-threatening -62ºC. There were days when the terrain was so tough that it took her eight hours
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Readers' Races of the Year 2007: 7-14 Votes
By Runner's World on 20/01/2008 01:04:21
You voted for them... here they are. It's your races of 2007 (7-14 votes)
/2/07)97100%7 ratings16Gill Pimblott Memorial 5K,Greater Manchester(18/11/07)97100%7 ratings17Nick Beer 10K,Conwy(11/2/07)97100%7 ratings18Finchcoasters Tough 10 & Tough 5,Hampshire(30/9/07)97100%7 ratings19The Stickler 10.1,Dorset(28/10/07)97100%13 ratings20Eyam Half
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