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Do a Duathlon
By on 18/11/2009 15:07:31
Duathlon may have taken a bit of a back seat to triathlon in terms of profile, but it's a wildly popular sport as well as being a challenging alternative for triathletes
European Junior Duathlon Champion) and Kat Grimmett (8th in the 2009 European Championships).If you are willing to travel you can race all year round, but in the UK duathlons tend to take place in autumn and spring. But don't think that taking up duathlons
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The Magic Mile
By Sam Murphy on 27/08/2010 10:08:07
How fast are you over a mile? Upping your pace and stamina over the distance will benefit your 5K, 10K and half-marathon times – and give you a kick that will leave the opposition gasping. Here’s how you do it.
fibres within a working muscle or muscle group, and reduce the time it takes for a message to travel from brain to muscle to generate a contraction - all of which combined translates to a more efficient, powerful stride.According to Bandu, there are also
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Racing Basics
By Runner's World on 30/07/2002 16:19:27
From finding a race to planning your strategy - from the people who learnt the hard way
and music, and fields of up to 10,000 runners. Still, there are advantages in going small, too: youll probably find that a low-key event is easier in terms of travel and getting to the start, for instance.Races are usually advertised in local sports centres
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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
-to-head competition at an official qualifying event (see below).Some age groups and distances are more hotly contested than others. "For men, there's a lot of competition across all the age groups between 35 and 55, and it's particularly intense for the 35-39-year
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Brain Training
By Alice Palmer on 30/03/2009 10:55:49
Discover how to get yourself out of training trouble using your mind with these mental strategies from accredited sport psychologist Keith Power
of all the things you need to do before getting to the start line. Think of Blast Off as the starter's gun going off, and work back from there. When do you need to wake up? What should you eat for breakfast? How will you travel to the race? If you have
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Forum vs Hastings Marathon: Winning the Battle
By Runner's World on 18/12/2008 14:27:13
RW forumites turned out in force for the once-in-a-lifetime Hastings 100th Anniversary Marathon - find out how they got on with period costume, hills and sausage sandwiches...
reports as a "predominantly club-runner field. Runners had travelled from far and wide across the British Isles and beyond to take part in this special race, and many even put on period costume for the occasion."The marathon's starting gun was fired
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TW Interviews: British pro Scott Neyedli
By Alison Hamlett on 08/10/2010 23:13:51
With less than 24 hours to go before the 2010 Ironman World Champs get underway, we caught up with British pro triathlete Scott Neyedli
Mecca. It's what the Tour de France is to cycling. This is where IM all began and that history gives it a special aura. It's the race that everyone talks about and wants to win. The atmosphere is totally different. The buzz is incredible
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Jess Ennis: The Golden Girl Next Door (Preview)
By Kerry McCarthy on 17/08/2011 11:55:50
Find out how Jenis Ennis competes worldwide in seven events - and still finds time for wedding plans
way to a photo shoot. Such is the immense pressure on the time of GB's top hope for a 2012 athletics gold these days, that I've been allotted a 40-minute slot with her in a taxi - neatly squeezed into the time it takes to travel between venues
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Jess Ennis: The Golden Girl Next Door
By Kerry McCarthy on 17/08/2011 12:25:44
Find out how Jenis Ennis competes worldwide in seven events - and still finds time for wedding plans
and is on her way to a photo shoot. Such is the immense pressure on the time of GB's top hope for a 2012 athletics gold these days, that I've been allotted a 40-minute slot with her in a taxi - neatly squeezed into the time it takes to travel between venues
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The North Pole Marathon
By Steven Seaton on 15/08/2006 11:56:29
With temperatures of -25ºC to contend with, you'd do well to manage eight-minute-mile pace in the North Pole Marathon. But that won't impress the locals... the polar bears are much quicker
a glacier with a rifle strapped to your back in case you run into one of the island's thousands of polar bears. These of all people should have appreciated this race. They didn't. In Longyearbyen you ski or snowmobile but you don't run
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