Sunday's Virgin London Marathon was strongly influenced by the devastating events in Boston just 6 days prior. London as a city, and not just the runners, seemed determined to put on a good show - a defiant show of running and support. Many people living in London have faced the...
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The Best London Marathon Ever
Posted on April 23, 2013 by Mark
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How To Run The Perfect Marathon
Posted on April 22, 2013 by JamesG
If you were watching the London marathon and wishing that you were you running it yourself, then you are certainly not alone. Each year up and down the land, you will hear choruses of 'definitely next year!' Well if you haven't competed in a marathon before, there are many little pieces of...
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The Hardest Half Marathon
Posted on March 4, 2013 by Andy
The Midsummer Munro Box Hill Half is just one of the events organised by Trionium, and is often described as the hardest half marathon around. It’s a half marathon on trails incorporating eight ascents (and eight equally painful descents) of Box Hill with height gain-loss of 3000 feet. This is the...
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Bushy Parkrun - My First and Favourite Weekly Run
Posted on February 23, 2013 by Andy
To date, over 247,000 runners have taken part, running for a combined total of 101years, over a total distance of 10,000,000km. And what is this amazing event? It's Parkrun of course! Every Saturday morning, I join my adopted 'family' for my weekly Parkrun where all sizes, shapes and abilities compete in...
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Top 10 Marathon Training Tips
Posted on February 2, 2013 by James Ruskin
One of the tell-tale signs of this time of year is the number of runners pounding the streets in preparation for a spring marathon - it’s particularly noticeable on weekday lunchtimes and Sunday mornings! So if you’re training for London, Brighton or a marathon overseas, here are our marathon training...
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Festive Runs For Everyone
Posted on December 19, 2012 by Alice
Out of all the seasons, Christmas is a hard one to run through, with all the parties and turkey eating it all makes running slightly harder to fit in. But coincidentally through this festive time of the year brings festive runs and festive cheer. Here are 3 runs throughout this Christmas time...
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Istanbul Marathon Review
Posted on November 18, 2012 by James
The Istanbul Marathon is an excellent running event that offers different race distances; the full marathon, 15k, 8k as well as a social 8k fun run. All events start on the Asian side of the city and quickly take you over the Bosphorus to the European side - it is...
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New York City Marathon Cancelled
Posted on November 3, 2012 by Mark
Following Super Storm Sandy that devastated the Eastern Sea Board of the US and New York it is no surprise to learn that the ING New York City Marathon has been cancelled. Details are available on their website, although there are loads of unanswered questions that will need to be...
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What Distance Is Best For Me?
Posted on October 26, 2012 by Alice
Training is futile without a goal and for many runners that goal is a race in the coming weeks / months. A race doesn't have to be goal, it could be weight loss as an alternative, but the focus and structure a race in the diary can offer your training...
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Great North Run Review
Posted on October 11, 2011 by Mark
The route of the world's largest half marathon takes you from Newcastle to the coast at South Shields. The Great North Run is extremely well supported with friendly spectators lining the course right from the beginning all the way to the finishing line. The support is fantastic but the sheer...
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