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My 2005 London Marathon
By Runner's World on 24/04/2005 18:05:30
How was it for you? - Quotes and pictures from London 05
of the friends running with me.I kept with them easily until, horror of horrors - excruciating stomach cramps. I had never experienced anything like it during a race and it made me feel so drained. I managed to keep on running/walking up to 14 miles, but then had
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Q+A: Can I run a 3:30 marathon on two runs a week?
By George Gandy on 09/09/2000 10:02:10
Our experts answer real-life questions
into just two sessions. Runs at an easy pace help clear the waste products that hard sessions leave behind in the muscles. They assist the recovery process and take little more effort for the experienced runner than a walk to the shops takes for a normal
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Q+A: My rigid orthoses give me heel pain. Help!
By Simon Costain on 09/09/2000 10:02:10
Our experts answer real-life questions
Q After repeatedly suffering from injuries, I was prescribed some rigid orthoses. The good news is that none of my old injuries has returned, but the bad news is that I cant run more than 20 miles a week because of a tender heel. Its worse
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Curls and superheroes: back-strength exercises
By Alison Hamlett and Andy Richardson on 28/03/2005 13:59:16
Try these strengthening exercises to minimise stress on your lower back
-->Strengthening your lower back and abdominal muscles should help ease any pain you experience while running. To minimise stress on the lower back, use an upright posture (ie no slouching) while sitting, standing, walking, and running. You can also
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Your Top Heart Rate Training Tips
By Jj on 25/08/2006 11:39:49
When one RW forum member wondered why she should bother with heart rate training, here's what you said
was bored, because I was running at crawling pace and walking. Why should I try again? Is walking fast better than plodding stupidly slow/shuffling? Should I 'run' daily, and if so how long?"Why should I try again?Responses differ. From the statisticians
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My 2004 London Marathon
By Stinkytrainers on 26/04/2004 10:10:45
How was it for you? - Quotes and pictures from London 04
on the Embankment kept me going and the thought that if I started walking I would never get going again.Q: The biggest surprise? Or the most memorable moment? A: I wore my heart rate monitor and for the first time in a race it was showing a reasonable rate but my
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My 2004 London Marathon
By Joe Money on 26/04/2004 10:43:34
How was it for you? - Quotes and pictures from London 04
Time: 4:09Worst moment was halfway with a cramped leg, feeling slower and more tired than at the end of the Great North Run but with the same distance to run again! However the best moment was possibly at 21 miles when I realised that I still had
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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
:45, the hooter went and we were off and running! Well, not exactly running, more of a slow walk really. It was pretty much like that for a while, until people had room to stretch their legs break out into a slow jog! MILE 1: Was slow. There was still not a lot
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Q+A: How do I train for Lands End to John O'Groats
By Bruce Tulloh on 09/09/2002 17:45:51
Our experts answer real-life questions
Q. I really enjoy half-marathons and long runs, but rather than step up to a marathon Ive decided to go to an extreme and attempt to run from John OGroats to Lands End (the JOGLE) next August. If I do, Id like to cover 40 miles a day
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My VLM 2010: Dizzy (4:03)
By Dizzy on 03/05/2010 11:18:32
Marathon jinx - every time I enter a marathon, something always goes wrong, but I keep coming back for more...
I love marathon running, but at times it feels like marathons do not like me. Something always seems to go wrong, but what the hell, who cares? One day I will run a marathon where I smash out a huge PB - that day will be the next time I run a
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