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20 Races to do before you die
By Alison Hamlett on 20/08/2008 15:59:21
RW's guide to the 20 best foreign races every runner should complete from around the globe
the world marathon record. It provided the setting for Ethiopian runner Haile Gebrselassie to stamp his mark on the marathon when he set the current world record of 2:04:26 in 2007. This autumn race takes place in September every year so if you need a goal
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2010 Ironman World Champs Report
By Alison Hamlett on 10/10/2010 04:46:20
Drama from start to finish as the action unfolded at this year's Kona throw down
As dawn broke at the 2010 Ford Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii, news travelled around the crowds and competitors that Chrissie Wellington had withdrawn from the race. Our first reaction was disbelief, followed by sadness for the super
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RW Interviews... Haile Gebrselassie
By Alison Hamlett on 05/11/2010 15:12:34
We caught up with the happiest man in running, Haile Gebrselassie days before he makes his New York City Marathon debut
In New York City for the annual Runner's World Shoe Conference, Alison Hamlett enjoys some quality time with running legend Haile Gebrselassie ahead of his 'big apple' debut.Q. You're 37. Why has it taken you this long to run the NYCM?A. After I
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Top 10 Swedish Races
By Alison Hamlett on 17/10/2008 11:25:03
Featuring... Gothenburg Half, Stockholm Marathon, St Olavsloppet, Ecco Ostersund Marathon, Midnattsloppet, Fjallmaran, Tjejmilen, Stockholm Half, Lidingoloppet, Winter Marathon
, made famous by 1940s long-distance running legend and former-world record holder Gunder Hägg. Only 129 runners finished the 2008 edition, so you’ll be in select company. A 14.5K race is also offered. Race website: www.vertex.cx Tjejmilen (August)2009
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Top 10 Dutch Races
By Alison Hamlett on 15/10/2008 10:00:23
Featuring... Egmond Half, City-Pier-City Run, RW Zandvoort Circuit Run, Rotterdam Marathon, Enschede Marathon, Marikenloop, Dam tot Damloop, Amsterdam Marathon, Eindhoven Marathon, Zevenheuvelenloop
. The beach resort also boasts accommodation for every budget. Race website: www.rwcircuitrun.nl Rotterdam Marathon (April)2009 Date: April 5Until recently, the Rotterdam Marathon was the world-record course thanks to its wide boulevards, lack of hills
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Be The Best
By Alison Hamlett on 22/06/2004 15:56:45
It's unlikely you'll win every race you enter but you can be a winner every time you race by beating yourself and setting a new PB. Here are nine tips
. Focus on what you’re doing – don’t be tempted to look around at the other competitors. This principle holds for the race itself. Do what works for you, whether you are at the front of the field or the back. Marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe
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Kenya Training Diary: Day Three
By Alison Hamlett on 01/05/2012 15:34:18
Runner's World meets two-time Boston Marathon winner Moses Tanui in Eldoret
, including the Grandpri Hotel where we meet. We’re here for a marathon master class from one of Kenyan’s best-loved runners and the first man to ever run under 60 minutes for a half-marathon. He set the record in 1993. “You compete with yourself
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Race Day Pacing Strategies (Preview)
By Alison Hamlett on 22/02/2007 16:10:18
On race day, smart pacing can make the difference between triumph and disaster. Reach your potential with these suggested strategies (non-subscriber preview)
Leading the field: Paula RadcliffeThe Athens Olympic Marathon in 2004 was meant to be Paula Radcliffe's race. Since her marathon debut in London in 2002 the British world record holder had never been defeated over the distance. Certainly the Kenyans
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TW Interviews: Mark Kleanthous
By Alison Hamlett on 04/10/2010 18:24:36
More than two decades after his first Hawaii Ironman, Mark Kleanthous is returning to Kona – where he plans to race even faster.
It was 1987. Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up was at number one, the world’s stock markets were on their way into a tailspin and 26-year old Mark Kleanthous was racing at the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii.Fast-forward 23 years – many
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Race Day Pacing Strategies
By Alison Hamlett on 22/02/2007 15:16:43
On race day, smart pacing can make the difference between triumph and disaster. Reach your potential with these suggested strategies
Leading the field: Paula RadcliffeThe Athens Olympic Marathon in 2004 was meant to be Paula Radcliffe's race. Since her marathon debut in London in 2002 the British world record holder had never been defeated over the distance. Certainly the Kenyans
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