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Just a Jog: Marathon des Sables: footcare
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To run is fun. To blog about the jog is even better. Wednesday, 27 February 2013. Marathon des Sables: footcare. Yes you probably will get blisters. But don't panic too much as there is plenty you can do to prevent blisters becoming mincemeat. Here's a past post on prevention and cure for blisters. To help allay your fears. If you prep your feet (see my past post. On how best to do this) and look after them while out there, you really shouldn't suffer too much from blisters. However, you may end up b...
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Just a Jog: Best running routes in London
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To run is fun. To blog about the jog is even better. Tuesday, 17 July 2012. Best running routes in London. Recently about my lack of enthusiasm for running in the city of London. However this hasn't always been the case. There are some amazing places to go running in and around London. I got to know London by running in it, and I still believe it's the best way to really understand the size and diversity of our capital. 1) Best for the views (and the hills) (and getting lost) - Hampstead Heath. On one si...
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Just a Jog: Marathon des Sables: hydration
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To run is fun. To blog about the jog is even better. Friday, 8 February 2013. Marathon des Sables: hydration. Along with testing out your rucksack before you go, it is important to test out your hydration system too to make sure it works for you. What hydration system should I take? You have a number of choices;. Bottles on the front. Bottles on the side. Complete with side bottles has now been launched and Laurence Klein (3x female winner) endorses it so could be worth a punt. How much should I drink?
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Just a Jog: Marathon des Sables training: core work for runners
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To run is fun. To blog about the jog is even better. Sunday, 27 January 2013. Marathon des Sables training: core work for runners. We all know we should do core exercises to complement cardiovascular work in our training, but there are a few key exercises that are particularly beneficial to runners. A strong core helps provide power, stability and endurance. Ultra running in particular needs a strong middle to help us go further for longer. Why? Raise your left leg up a few inches in the air and hold for...
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Just a Jog: Final tips and good luck!
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To run is fun. To blog about the jog is even better. Wednesday, 3 April 2013. Final tips and good luck! All you 2013 runners are about to set off. There is nothing more you can you other than try to relax. And stop packing your bag again! You've got all you need. Plus you will do it all again in day zero at camp trust me. Embrace the pain of the Sahara. She's well worth it. Bon voyage. 23 April 2013 at 12:10. Good luck, Kate! 26 October 2013 at 08:18. 19 January 2014 at 13:17. Subscribe to: Post Comments...
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Just a Jog: April 2013
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To run is fun. To blog about the jog is even better. Wednesday, 3 April 2013. Final tips and good luck! All you 2013 runners are about to set off. There is nothing more you can you other than try to relax. And stop packing your bag again! You've got all you need. Plus you will do it all again in day zero at camp trust me. Embrace the pain of the Sahara. She's well worth it. Bon voyage. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). You can now find me over on Mum who Runs. Best running routes in London.
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Just a Jog: Marathon des Sables kit: what worked and what didn't
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To run is fun. To blog about the jog is even better. Thursday, 19 April 2012. Marathon des Sables kit: what worked and what didn't. So here is the final list of kit that I took out to the desert. Be warned. If you decide to do MDS you will face down a week of packing, unpacking, panic packing, panic unpacking, repacking, then ditching half of what you originally packed on day 4! There is also a definite knack to packing your kit. This is what worked for me:-. Then the rest of your stuff on top. Lots of p...
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Just a Jog: Marathon des Sables: key equipment
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To run is fun. To blog about the jog is even better. Sunday, 13 January 2013. Marathon des Sables: key equipment. I've written a fair few posts of equipment already so I'll be lazy and just collate them all here for you:-. The full Marathon des Sables equipment list. The big list of what you need, with my thoughts on what I would take pre race. Split into essential and desirable kit. List of what equipment I took and where I bought it from. Footwear choices for Marathon des Sables. My kit all laid out Th...
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Just a Jog: Blisters, bruises and bloody toenails: the foot horrors of MDS
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To run is fun. To blog about the jog is even better. Saturday, 5 May 2012. Blisters, bruises and bloody toenails: the foot horrors of MDS. She decided she was so good at taping she would go as a mummy to next year's Halloween party. The post you have all been waiting for. The horrors awaiting your feet when you undertake the Marathon des Sables. There is some good news and some bad news. There is lots you can do to prevent the worst cases happening to you. Some people do not get blisters AT ALL. The one ...
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Just a Jog: Stage 4: 81.5km (50 1/2 miles)
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To run is fun. To blog about the jog is even better. Friday, 20 April 2012. Stage 4: 81.5km (50 1/2 miles). About half way down the HUGE dune. The day of doom. Tried to think positively (see my PMA training has paid off! By thinking of those poor people whose feet are much worse than mine. I've been religiously getting my blisters cleaned and taped by Doc Trotters each evening and am starting to see the evidence of some severely wounded feet. Mincemeat comes to mind. I stopped halfway through checkpoint ...
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