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11 must-have items for every bike ride
If you’re going out on a ride, it’s essential to take the right kit with you. Clare Dewey from Epic Road Rides knows a thing or two about this; she’s ridden in an incredible range of destinations around the world. Here she shares her insights on the things you shouldn’t leave home without.
Getting ready for a bike ride is always a bit of a fa...
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What you can learn from 24 hour runners
Running non stop for 24 hours is crazy. It doesn’t matter whether someone runs 60 or 120 miles in that time, just moving for 24 hours is a feat in itself! So why are people so keen to run all day without stopping?
Part of the appeal has to be the fact that these races are as much of a test of sheer determination as of fitness. Most of these cou...
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Steady Start = Faster Finishes
We all know deep down, that sprinting off the line is rarely a wise strategy in any event over 800m. Yet as that countdown starts ticking down and the 100s of other excitable runners around you start jostling in union, common sense can quickly go out the window. The problem is though that fast starts often lead to slow finishes, play it smart an...
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Fuelling the Weekend Warrior - A Runners Guide
If you don't fill your car up before going for a long drive, it wouldn't be long before you'd be coming to a sputtering stop. The same goes running, if you go out without topping up your energy stores you're soon going to find yourself crashing. This is just as true for the Weekend Warrior who gets out two to three times a week as it is for thos...
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Get stressed to impress.
Stress isn't always bad and Chia Charge athlete and ultra runner Kim Cavill (Read more about Kim here.) explains in this quick read how a little stress can lead to big improvements on the trails.
"To me, running is about enjoyment. Getting away from stuff that I don't want to think about, into nature, moving forward under my own power, and be...
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Does Running Help Your Cycling?
Most people are either one or the other - a cyclist or a runner. And for most cyclists the very idea of taking time away from riding to go out running is laughable. But Tim Wiggins of Life in the Saddle fame, explains why doing just that can lead to better times on two wheels.
Over the last few months, I have begun running. Not Forrest Gump ...
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Are You The Weird One At Christmas?
Simply having a gluttonous Christmas time....
The shopping, the planning, the cost, the pressure to have the perfect Facebook tree picture as soon as December arrives. You only have to walk down the street or turn on the tv to see, hear and smell Christmassy paraphernalia. You know that soon you’ll have to start eating more than you want to, exe...
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Cyclists Christmas Gift List
It's that time of year again where you have to start wracking your mind for what to buy folks for Christmas. It's not an easy thing to do either, to get a well thought and meaningful gift for someone that they will actually love and use. But if that certain someone is a cyclist, then it just got a whole lot easier because we just did the work fo...
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Runners Christmas Gift List
Buying Christmas presents for anyone can be tough, but when that special someone is a runner it gets a whole lot harder. What do you get some one who wants nothing more than to be free to run as much as possible? The answer is absolutely anything but running shoes that they haven't picked or at least tried on themselves, just don't do it!
Inste...
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Kim Cavill: Lessons in Badassery
When Katie Campbell Spyrka reached out to us, asking if we knew any bad ass women that she could interview for her amazing blog Lessons in Badassery we knew exactly who to suggest. The following is the resultant interview with the amazing Kim Cavill.
If you like reading about incredible women doing incredible things then we can't recommend Less...
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Why you need to focus on your ass
"Your bum is the best weapon in your arsenal (!) when you run. If you can use it properly, you will save your legs from a battering and will have a more efficient style. Most of us use our bums for sitting more than anything, so regular strength work targeting this area will not only give you a perkier posterior, but it will give you a super ch...
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You've Just Entered a Marathon?
Congratulations! You're going to run a marathon!
If the initial excitement has started to wear off and you're beginning to wonder how the hell you're legs are going to cover 26.2 miles in just a few hours, breathe. You're definitely up for the challenge or you wouldn't have signed up in the first place, so here are our top tips for making sure t...
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