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The Land Rover Malta Marathon
One of our Club members, Rebecca Parry recently ran in The Land Rover Malta Marathon and very kindly sent us this report. Perhaps it is an event we should arrange a Club trip to next year, particularly if we have the same bitterly cold weather as we had this year!
The Malta Marathon went really well [...]
GPS Watches!
Why? Call me old fashioned if you like but can somebody tell me please why do so many runners have to wear a GPS watch.
Now I understand these watches or other such gadget tell you exactly where you are whilst you are running, how far you have run in a specific time and the profile [...]
Barefoot Running.
Barefoot running appears to be the “in thing” at the moment, for a variety of reasons. I must admit to not having tried it myself on a regular basis, although I have run barefoot very,very occasionally on grass (usually the in field of a track after a workout) I did in fact find it invigorating. [...]
Will I Lose My Fitness?
This question from Katie, one of our subscribers, is not unusual and it seems to be that runners are scared that they will fall way behind with their training should they have to curtail their programme for any length of time. I hope that should you read this it will give you some encouragement.
QUESTION:
Hi,
I’m training for [...]
Running is Not Rocket Science – So Why Make it So?
Why is it that many of the specialist running magazines have the tendancy to make running appear to be a sport for those people who have the IQ of a Nuclear Scientist? Running is far from being complicated so why make it appear so?
How To Upset A Race Director
I know from experience that by far the greater majority of people who enter races do it without causing any problems whatsoever, but there is a minority who really do cause a Race Director to pull his hair out!
The Wearing of Headphones Whilst Racing.
I really cannot understand why some runners feels the need to cocoon themselves in their own world when they should be enjoying the camaraderie of other runners and soak up the great atmosphere that is always a big part of mass participation races.
How Runners Can Manage and Overcome Pain
We’ve all heard stories of sportsmen and women who have continued despite an injury which (theoretically) should have caused them to stop: a boxer with a broken hand, rugby players with torn ligaments, a long jumper with a strained hamstring etc.
Running Whilst on Holiday
I was heading out to the South of France with the family, knowing how difficult it will be just to keep the training going when balanced with the needs of the children, the interest of new places to visit, the heat of the sun and the temptation of fine French wines and pain-chocolate
