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5 Meaningful Ways To Measure Success Beyond Speed
RUNNING IS SO COMPLEX. It requires form, fitness, discipline, patience – and the list goes on. Yet of all the things we improve on as we progress, we often focus solely on speed: faster splits, new PBs, finally beating that guy you see at all your races.
3 min |
January/February 2020
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13 Peaks A Ryan Sandes Challenge
MORE INTO UNSTRUCTURED ADVENTURE THAN FORMAL RACING? THEN THE 13 PEAKS CHALLENGE MAY BE FOR YOU.
4 min |
January/February 2020
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Pain Is Just Your Body Telling You It's In Terrible Pain
THIS ARTICLE WAS MEANT to be an upbeat missive detailing my first 1500m race in almost 30 years, a race that would have signalled a spring of track exploration.
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November/December 2019
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At 99 Years Old, George Etzweiler Can't Stop Running
SIX OLD MEN gather for a run in the mountains outside State College, Pennsylvania.
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November/December 2019
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Why I Can't Organise My Race Medals
I HAVE A DESERVED REPUTATION among friends and family as a borderline-infamous purger. I’ve tossed a vintage Gucci handbag, a beautiful copper pot, and my wedding gown. But I still have all my race medals.
3 min |
September/October 2019
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Your Local Shop Is Way Better Than Online
IN ANY GIVEN RACE around Minneapolis in the US, in every pace group there are runners wearing theMill City Running club singlet. TheMill City runners range in age and ability, but they share a common understanding.
3 min |
September/October 2019
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To Get The Shot
Hydration is a challenge.
2 min |
September/October 2019
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Lion 's Lunch
Man is the Only Animal That Runs When We Don’t Have to. Perhaps We Have to.
2 min |
September/October 2019
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Just Stay Alive
SA’s Gareth Morgan Takes on the Toughest Race in the World.
4 min |
September/October 2019
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Easy Runs Make Hard Running Easier
I DIDN’T PLAN for my run to suck.
4 min |
September/October 2019
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Breathe Better To Run Longer And Faster – Here's How
SURE, YOURQUADS, hamstrings, and calves work hard to propel you forward. But there’s another muscle that’s a power player in your running: your diaphragm.
4 min |
September/October 2019
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Cruise Control
How a marathoner at sea finds time to do it all.
4 min |
December 2017
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Graduate Gains
A slender student who swopped cappuccinos for confidence.
1 min |
December 2017
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Murphy's Lore
This Christmas, expect a fight over the last slice of chocolate log.
3 min |
December 2017
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Remember The Good Times
Fast finisher or quick starter? How to make fond memories, no matter what your pace...
3 min |
December 2017
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Ask RW
Whatever your question, here’s the answer. Better than the internet!
3 min |
December 2017
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Monkey Mind
Good company silences the devil on every runner’s shoulder.
3 min |
December 2017
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The Singlet
Because running isn’t just about string vests.
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June 2017
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Crowd Source
ROOTING FOR OTHER RUNNERS CAN ACTUALLY BOOST YOUR SPIRITS AND PERFORMANCE.
3 min |
May 2018
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Twenty Years To Tokyo
MANDIE BRANDT ONCE REPRESENTED SOUTH AFRICA AS A JUNIOR IN THE 800M. TWENTY YEARS ON, SHE’S STILL RUNNING PBS – WHEN MOST OF HER PEERS HAVE LONG SINCE RETIRED. IF BRANDT QUALIFIES FOR THE SUMMER 2020 OLYMPICS, SHE WILL INSPIRE WOMEN RUNNERS EVERYWHERE.
5 min |
May 2018
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Keep It Real
EVERY RUNNER KNOWS: IF YOU’RE NOT MOVING FORWARD, YOU’RE NOT RUNNING AT ALL.
4 min |
May 2018
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Flying Dutchman
We’re mesmerised, watching Dutch sprinter DAFNE SCHIPPERS’ feet impacting the track. Here’s why: she makes the Earth spin even faster. Because on the 200m home straight, where the athletes reach top speed, she’s the fastest woman on the planet.
7 min |
May 2018
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Tough Or Stupid?
FOR RUNNERS TAUGHT TO EMBRACE PAIN, THE LINE OFTEN BLURS.
3 min |
May 2018
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Finding Grace
The most rewarding thing about running might be the most intangible.
3 min |
November 2017
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Ready, Set, Snooze
A good night’s sleep does wonders for race day – but what if it just doesn’t happen?
2 min |
November 2017
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Perfect Your Form
To get from Point A to Point B as efficiently as possible, remember these simple cues.
3 min |
November 2017
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Hot To Trot
Only runner in the family? Not this year, after a holiday race!
3 min |
November 2017
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Balancing Act
Training secrets from the world’s fastest marathoner.
3 min |
November 2017
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Nimble Nurse
Marianda became the poster child for her practice’s preaching.
1 min |
June 2017
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Running The World
Unlike most other regions of boot-shaped Italy, Umbria has no border with the sea. It’s brown and cold in winter, but in spring and summer it transforms into the green heart of the country. Thousands of olive groves, and ancient hilltop towns, are among countless good reasons to run there…
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