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The Perfect Runner: Can Anyone be a Super Endurance Athlete?

What makes the perfect runner? What characteristics distinguishes the likes of Eliud Kipchoge, the current marathon world record holder out, from the rest of us? Exploring the specific points could help us all run faster.  Kipchoge was not just genetically gifted – inheriting the potential to be a running phenomenon – crucially, he enhanced every

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Fast Track to Wisdom: Things I Wish I’d Known When I Started Running

No matter how many hard miles you’ve done, you’re always a step away from finding out something new about yourself and this sport. But all too often you’ll find yourself having an epiphany and wondering why it took you so long to work it out. Well, speed secrets has you covered. Here are a few things about running I wish I’d known sooner – a shortcut to running wisdom:

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New Year, New You: Six Training Tips to Become a Better Athlete Next Year

The start of new year is the perfect time to shake up your training in order to get some big increases in performance.The festive period has given you time off, so you’re refreshed, have new enthusiasm and some perspective on your performances over the past 12 months. Here are five tips for reviving and improving

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Christmas Training Programme: Top Tips for Keeping fit Over Festive Season

For many, Christmas is a time for over indulgence. Throw a year’s worth of carful dieting and training out the window for a few days of relaxation. That can be just what you need to recharge the batteries, renew your enthusiasm and hit the next few months with more energy… But just like with all

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