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You Can’t Just Do a Marathon – My Take on Endurance Training Basics

March 6, 2013 by Guest Author

Editor’s Note: This story was submitted by an unnamed marathoner in the UK. I thought this was a great reminder of how marathon training goes in reality. Last year I was committed to do a marathon. No joke, I was completely up for it. I was training and preparing for it through my diet and … Read more

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Confessions of a Forty Year Old Jogger Blogger

November 2, 2011October 29, 2011 by Guest Author

Editor’s note: Welcome Joel Newman, who tells his story of “finding a new me” at age 40, by starting to run! It all began when I was going to turn 40. I began noticing I was breathless after each time I climbed stairs, and when I walked my body suddenly seemed to be giving up … Read more

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My Running Story by Iron Simba

November 2, 2011September 13, 2011 by Guest Author

Hi, I’m Iron Simba and I like to blog on ironsimba.co.uk about how to gain muscle mass, lift heavier and so on. But I still like to add running to my training and this is how I got started at running. I am an avid cyclist and started running because I wanted to be better … Read more

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