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The K-Ona is an ultra-light and stable men's running shoe perfect for fast days, races and triathlons.
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The K-Ona is an ultra-light and stable women's running shoe perfect for fast days, races and triathlons.
This 2XU men's tri-suit provides the essential race solution for both short and long course triathlons.
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This 2XU women's tri-suit provides the essential race solution for both short and long course triathlons.
A versatile 2XU men's tri-short suited to all swim, bike, and run disciplines.
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A versatile 2XU women's tri short suited to all swim, bike and run disciplines.
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The miCoach pacer gives real-time information on your heart rate, calories burned, and elapsed time of your run.
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Men's T-Shirt featuring USP fabric technology to keep you dry during your run.
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A light and airy, sleeveless running shirt great for keeping you cool, dry and comfortable.
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A short with internal key fob pocket.
Men's Dri-Fit T-Shirt featuring a logo on the front and a graphic on the reverse.
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Stylish ladies t-shirt with raglan sleeves for comfort and attractive side pattern.
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Popular top performance ladies running short.
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Colourful ladies top with added support. Great for running or triathlon.
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A versatile trail running shoe at a great mail order price.
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Carry what runners need wherever you go.
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For those brave warriors who are on the epic voyage towards running the London Marathon this year, you will be firmly into your training schedule. As i am writing this there will be only 10 weeks to go. Your long runs will be becoming more substantial, perhaps up to 16-18 miles, and your speed work, interval and threshold runs will be becoming a little longer and a little faster. Consequently, your muscles will most likely be aching a bit after each long run, and perhaps even between the shorter runs. This is ok! In general it is only your body adapting to the new status quo that is endurance mastery. If it is your joints that are aching, and it is always the same joints at the same intensity (or getting worse), or if the ache is preventing you from finishing your run then it is time to get yourself checked out by a running injury specialist (such as ourselves, needless to say!). This is a crucial stage in your training with regard to picking up injuries, especially those long lasting injuries that can stay with us until the big day. So you will need to take certain precautions to keep yourself injury free. Here are the things that you need to do and watch out for over the next month or so: 1) Make sure you are well rested at all times. Sleep at least 8 hours per night for most of the week. Your body needs this rest to heal your muscles and tendons and ligaments that are all struggling to adapt to longer runs. 2) Concentrate on maintaining your good running form throughout your long run. As you get tired during runs your body thinks it is doing you a service by changing the way you run. But dont be fooled. Shuffling legs, flapping arms, flicking feet and lurching gait may make you feel like you are conserving energy as you tire, but you are really just leaking energy, which ultimately makes you much more tired. If you want some advice on good running form, then email our running team at info@backsandbeyond.co.uk and they will send you some golden nuggets of information. 3) Adapt your running posture to iron out tight muscles. If your calves feel tight or achey during a run, relax your feet (run with puppy feet). If your hamstrings feel tight or achey focus more on using your glutes (bum muscles) to power you. If your quadriceps (front of thigh) feel tight or achey focus on running tall and leaning a little more forward from the feet (not the waist). If your groin feels tight or achey focus on lifting your knees and feet a little. If your glutes feel tight or achey focus on tightening your core (you may need to do some pilates based exercises to help you get the idea). Good luck for the next month or so, and watch out for our next set of tips!© 2008 Gavin Burt www.backsandbeyond.co.uk Download the full article (PDF) here