Archive for Running

Early season racing – it’s all in the preparation (Mel Ryding GB Triathlete)

After months of preparation Mel Ryding (GB Triathlete) has embarked on her first triathlon race of the season. Here she gives a detailed description of how the triathlon went, and more importantly, how the training she has been undertaking over the past few months helped her round the course.

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Iain Dawson World Paratriathlete Champion : Boot Camp Diary

With the British Paratriathlon National Championships fast approaching this weekend (14th May 2011), Iain Dawson (current World Paratriathlon Champion) has just returned from an intensive ‘Boot Camp’ in the Peak District to ensure that he is fully prepared for the first big event of the race season. Lasting 12 days he kept a diary of his training to provide a fascinating report of what he got up to!

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Race Season is Looming!

We’ve all been putting in the hard training over the dark winter months in preparation for this time of year…Race Season!

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Your Coach Training Tip #9: Injuries

So you keep picking up ‘niggling’ injuries during training and competition and can’t shake them off, why does this keep happening? Bruce Tulloh – Your Coach – identifies some tips to help you to try and stay injury free.

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Mark Cooper : 50 Marathons in 56 Days

An introductory blog from Mark Cooper explaining why he got into running and some of his greatest achievements.

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Mark Cooper: Sometimes you’ve got to go through hell to get to heaven

How do you overcome those little doubts that start to creep into your mind when your mid-race or training? Mark gives us an insight into the little tips he employs to keep himself going. Running 50 marathons in 56 days he must know what he’s talking about!

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Can exercise improve your mood, or is it all in your mind?

Can exercise really affect our mood? What happens when we exercise? Mel Ryding (GB Triathlete) looks into the research behind the theory!

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Your Coach Training Tip #8 – Tapering and Race Preparation

‘Your Coach’ Bruce Tulloh gives you one last pep talk packed full of hints and tips so that you can taper down your training to your big event and hit your target time

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Your Coach Training Tip #7 – Changing Seasons

Bruce Tulloh ‘Your Coach’ this week gives some insight into the best way to approach your upcoming event weather it be cross country, 10km, half or full marathons or a mixture of all 4.

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Personal Experiences of working against the Circadian Rhythm – Part 3

Our GB Triathlete Mel Ryding goes one step further this week and takes a look at individual experiences in the attempts of trying to reduce and minimize the body’s Circadian Rhythm.

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