Paris Marathon
Tonight mp3 download Bongs, boulevards, and a bouncy wig at the Marathon de Paris… Sun rise over the Arc de Triomphe set the scene for the start of the Marathon de Paris...
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Maranoia
Maranoia – Definition: mental anxiety found in marathon runners who become convinced they are injured or ill. Sometimes associated with an unwillingness to leave the house for fear of tripping up, having a...
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Myofascia: Unlocking the key to injuries?
When it comes to training for marathons, unless you are an elite athlete who has either been training since you were a teen, or have experts to hand, most of us will have...
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Injury on the run
Six weeks until the Marathon de Paris, and my training could not be going any worse. I thought that after the Mumbai maratho, my legs had recovered. But on arriving back in the...
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Three and a half weeks ago, I ran the Mumbai Marathon and it’s time now to start concentrating on my training again. Next up? The Marathon de Paris (an appropriate post on Valentine’s...
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Mumbai Marathon
Running is the last thing that many would associate with India. And yet this year, the Standard Charter Mumbai marathon celebrated its tenth anniversary, attracting over 40,000 runners across four distances, a tenth...
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Supercharge your running: Altitude training
Want to improve your personal best at running, cycling or triathlon? Add some altitude training. ‘With less oxygen at altitude, you body has to adapt to work with less,’ explains Richard Pullan,...
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Training with the Gorkhas
Gurkhas are renowned for their strength and endurance.. So you can imagine how I felt at the thought of running 25kms with 12 of them, high in the mountains of the Himalayas....
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Creating a champion? Gorkha runners
Some have shoes with holes in them, others a size too big. Almost all of them are secondhand yet it has not stopped this group of Indian Gorkhas from running. And running well....
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Running with Indians
I thought I got up early to run. But here in Mumbai, Sunday runs start between 5 – 5.30am even in their winter when the days are cooler. It was pitch black and...
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