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Reader To Reader: Ultra Training
By Jane Hoskyn on 04/11/2006 14:57:13
Just how do you go about training for a race longer than a marathon? Here's what you said...
, and the 4x15 were fitted around commuting – running to and from the train station twice a week. I think all the talk about 'mental toughness' is a bit of snake oil. Ultras aren't that hard. Running 100 miles slowly is much, much easier than running 26.2
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Royal Parks Foundation Ultra Announced
By on 12/04/2012 15:34:18
Step up to an ultra with this new event from the team behind the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon
Yesterday The Royal Parks Foundation launched their new event: The Ultra. This 50K race will set off after their popular half-marathon on October 7, with 700 spaces up for grabs in its first year.Here at RW Towers we’ve noticed the trend of runners
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60-Second Guide: Ultra Running
By Alice Palmer on 09/07/2009 14:44:38
A short and snappy guide packed with everything you need to know to go long
© Getty Images If 26.2 miles just isn't enough, an ultra could be the race for you. Races longer than a marathon, ultras range from 30 miles to hundreds of miles and take place in hundreds of beautiful locations from Sussex to the Sahara
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North Face Ultra 100 £79.99
By Runner's World on 16/06/2000 15:13:25
Weight 415gEvaluation This is a good shoe from a non-running brand. The North Face has been building up a small collection of trail-running models, and the Ultra 100 is the most serious in the range. As its name suggests, its made for distance
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Full review: Reebok Premier Ultra £75
By Runner's World on 20/10/2003 16:48:36
Pegasus 2002 (£60); New Balance 1022 (£75)
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RW Ultra-Light Jacket Test
By Runner's World on 09/11/2005 14:45:08
RW tests feather-light jackets from Brooks, Helly Hansen, Montane, Patagonia, Raidlight and Ronhill
over 100g, could be a category-killing product.Contact 00800 0000 0041; www.patagonia.comRaidlight R-Light MP+ - £129Weight 124gThis jacket is made by a small French company, which is owned by an elite trail runner. It shows. The MP+ is not quite
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From Non-Runner To Ultra-Runner: Here's How
By Runner's World on 23/06/2005 14:18:04
How Jane Riley went from being a beginner to training for the Marathon Of Britain
of 2005, when she read an article in Runner’s World about ultra-running, and decided to give it a try.“I followed the RW training programme exactly,” she says. Six months later, she successfully completed the Compton Downland Challenge, a 40-mile race
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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
and tracks that were supposed to lead us to the ridge of the Malverns.Steeple chase: the race was run against a backdrop of villages, churches and rolling hillsI suppose propelling us up a 1:4 incline bearing 10kg rucksacks at the height of a heatwave
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50, not out
By Trinity on 01/08/2005 09:45:43
RW member Trinity tackles her longest-ever ultra-distance event, the 50-Mile Challenge in Kent, along with 15 other RW members...
Trinity52.4 10.15TheSlug52.4 10.44Sluggie52.4 11.51BearB.Hind52.4 12.42 Running for Beer52.4 13.52Garrett Turbett244.3 10.15MetroGnome42.0 7.46Ed39.3 8.39Rosas mum32.75 5.44Jon M32.75 7.51
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Spinach and walnut pesto
By on 16/03/2011 15:30:50
An ultra-healthy variation on the runner’s favourite pasta dish
spaghetti instead? With its peppery and earthy taste, spinach come into season in April - just in time for some pre-London carb-loading.Preparation: 15 minutes Serves: 4 500g spaghetti 150g walnuts 1/2 clove garlic 30g Parmesan100g spinach200ml olive oil
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