£118.95 Garmin Forerunner 735XT GPS Multisport and Running Watch, Black/Grey (Renewed) This watch is currently on sale at Amazon. It is a fantastic watch for runners, cyclists, swimmers and triathletes. It is in the Amazon renewed section so is refurbished but is backed by Amazon scheme so should be safe to return if there are […]
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Map Run – A Great App that enables Virtual Racing and Navigation In normal times I would be racing every week or two, however this year all races are cancelled. Many people such as John Kelly and Sabrina Verjee have been trying FKT’s over various routes, and I have been looking for new areas to
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Plantar Fascitis is a runners nightmare. It comes from almost know here and cripples your feet after and during exercise causing extreme pain. What are the symptoms? For me the base of one of my feet would have a sharp pain towards the central inner part of my heel. When running there was relatively little
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I finally have a goal on the horizon as this week I signed up for the Virtual Lakeland 50. While this is a virtual race I have decided I am going to do the whole 50 in one day to make it a challenge, and something to train towards. On Saturday this week, I met with
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Parkrun which is a source of socialisation for many lycra-clad runners in the UK have this week released a new initiative where you can run a 5k (it’s not a race) route on your own and include the details on their website. This will prove popular because there are many parkrun enthusiasts who love everything
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Strava has recently updated its routing system. While most of these changes are for the subscription-only version, for those that take out the free trial, or subscribe there are a number of really great features that can help you plan routes.
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This was my first run over 15km. I wanted to test my stamina. With hindsight I wish I went on the canal or hard surface. The long grass, brambles, nettles and large areas of mud made running difficult and slow. By the end of the run I was struggling to keep going and did pause
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I had a cricket match for school today, but knew Claire was also leaving the house early. I had just enough time to go to the Gadebridge park run. This is a free event where you run with a 100ish other runners an deceive a time. I had done one of these previously and recorded
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In September 2015 I decided to take up running. I had been running an orienteering club at school and enjoyed watching the children compete. I have always had a love for maps, Geo-Cashing and treasure hunt activities so orienteering was an attractive option for me to compete in during the winter season when my first love