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Battle Of Britain
By Andy Blackford on 31/07/2004 16:37:05
August 1, 2004, sees the start of the second annual Marathon of Britain: a glorious six-day, 175-mile ultra through the heart of England. Here's Andy Blackford's account of last year's inaugural event
a day on the trailsAs we crossed the finish line, there was the merest smattering of applause. At first we were crestfallen; then we realised that there was nobody there to applaud. Almost everyone else was behind us. This was a new concept to us
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Horse Sense
By Andy Blackford on 04/09/2003 16:39:13
Ever wanted to try horse racing - well now's your chance. But the horse always wins
at a time, thus opening up the trail for yet more enthusiastic, gullible chumps.The horses had more sense. Only seven of them were sufficiently misinformed or stupid enough to show up, and one of those had the good sense to pack it in halfway round
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The Loneliness Of The Long-Suffering Runner
By Andy Blackford on 05/09/2003 11:16:48
Sometimes life can seem like one big Marathon des Sables
diverting amble across the bone-strewn dunes to Petra?Well, yes, it seemed he was. Excellent!So now the training can begin in earnest. We’re starting with the Ridgeway, Northern Europe’s oldest road. For 50 miles, this chalky trail meanders across
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