For a city running race, there can be few start lines that rival that of the TUI Marathon Palma de Majorca, 2011.
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Event review: TUI Half Marathon - Palma
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Tagged event review, running, TUI Half marathon
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Event review: London Spartan Sprint
Sportsister’s Clarissa Goodwin joined hundreds of other Spartan warrior wannabes to take part in the first ever London Spartan Sprint in the muddy hills of Surrey.
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Tagged London Spartan Sprint, Obstacle Course
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Sportsister meets Rose McGrandle
Since taking up skeleton just three years ago through Girls4Gold, a national talent search, Rose McGrandle has made great progress. Ahead of her departure for Norway we grabbed her for a quick off-ice chat.
London 2012: Your chance to run in the stadium with Gold Challenge
Gold Challenge, one of the official London 2012 legacy projects, has today been confirmed by LOCOG, as the host of a key test event in the Olympic Stadium.
Also posted in Event spotlight, news, Olympics-news
Tagged Fundraising through sport, gold challenge, London 2012, Olympic Stadium, olympics, Paralympics
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Event Review: Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon
When I was offered a place to take part in this race I snapped up the opportunity immediately. Why was I so eager to run 13.1 miles? It had been six years since I had run a half marathon…
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Tagged half marathon, Royal Parks Half Marathon
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Event review: Run to the Beat
All I knew about the Nike Run to the Beat Half Marathon was that it had poured with rain when my friends had ran it a few years before. So I was already feeling in a good mood to find glorious blue skies.
From surprise silver to guaranteed gold?
As stand-out moments from this year’s World Championships go, Hannah England’s ‘surprise’ silver has got to be up there. We caught up with the mid-distance star to talk success, setbacks and London 2012.
5 minutes with Jessica Ennis
Jessica Ennis is best known for her athletic talent on the track and field, but she recently took time out to take part in a unique mentoring and education programme for up and coming athletes as part of the Jaguar Academy of Sport.
Sportsister tests: Zumba on Snow
The Latin American fitness craze that has swept across the world has now come to the snow for the first ever ‘Zumba on Snow’ at Manchester’s Chill Factor. The class combines snowy fun with infectious music and simple yet effective dance routines.
Event review: The London Urban Rat Race Adventure
Around 1,000 participants came, saw and ratified London in September, by taking on multiple challenges around the country’s capital and its infamous landmarks.
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Tagged adventure challenge, adventure weekend
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