RUNNING LONDON MARATHON & Paula Radcliffe Interview

                     

You need to be nervous!

Just keep them under control!

London is one of the top six world marathons that form the World Marathon Majors competition with a million prize purse.

Paula Jane Radcliffe, MBE (born 17 December 1973) is an English long-distance runner. She is a three-time winner of the London Marathon (2002, 2003, 2005), three-time New York Marathon champion (2004, 2007, 2008), and 2002 Chicago Marathon winner. She has been the women marathon world record holder since 2002.

Radcliffe is a former world champion in the marathon, half marathon and cross country. She has also been European champion over 10,000 metres and in cross country. On the track, Radcliffe won the 10,000 metres silver medal at the 1999 World Championships and was the 2002 Commonwealth champion at 5000 metres. She represented Great Britain at the Olympics in four consecutive games (1996 to 2008), although she never won an Olympic medal.

Her running has earned her a number of accolades including the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, Laureus World Comeback of the Year, IAAF World Athlete of the Year, AIMS World Athlete of the Year (three times) and a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). She has also been nominated for World Sportswoman of the year on several occasions. In 2010, she was inducted into the England Athletics Hall of Fame.

She ended her competitive running career at the 2015 London Marathon.

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LONDON MARATHON RACE BAG ESSENTIALS - What to Pack!

                  

What do you pack for the London Marathon?

Ask Fordy.

Start by putting your Rucksack in the bag.

Then you need a visor for the sun

Portable Phone charger

Sun glasses

DRUGS

The course begins at three separate points: the 'red start' in southern Greenwich Park on Charlton Way, the 'green start' in St John's Park, and the 'blue start' on Shooter's Hill Road.

From these points around Blackheath at 35 m (115 ft) above sea level, south of the River Thames, the route heads east through Charlton. The three courses converge after 4.5 km (2.8 miles) in Woolwich, close to the Royal Artillery Barracks.

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London Marathon 2018 | 10 Tips For First-Timers

                    

London Marathon – Are You In?

From Couch to 26.2 miles.

Adele has 10 top tips:

1. Good training Shoes

2. Good Running Kit

3. Find a good Marathon Training Plan

4. Wear a Smart Watch for time, heart rate and distance on your Long Run

5. Protect time in your day and week to RUN, write it in your calendar 

6. Music for training is essential, or Try Running Podcasts and ....

Wear a Bum Bag (NO really!)

7. Find a reason to RUN - do it for a charity

8. SLOW DOWN - the importance of pacing

9. You can drive somewhere beautiful to run, it does not have to be the same route

10. Engage with the Running Community

Adele Roberts, the Bulletproofbodies Team Salute You.

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Russel Howard Talks London Marathon

                     

The London Marathon requires you to RUN from Blackheath to Buckingham palace.

Comedian Russel Howard ran the Marathon is 4 hours 15 mins.

Even though he was over taken by a bloke dressed as a Gingerbread Man, that still does not negate his achievement.

As he beat his brother and Sister!

Russel Howard, the Bulletproofbodies Team Salute you.

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SKID ROW & LONDON MARATHONS

                   

With the London Marathon this coming Weekend we are celebrating the POWER of Running.

We at Bulletproofbodies love this story about developing a Running Club for the Homeless.

Running a Marathon is not an over night experience. It takes training, dedication and consistency.

Running is for everyone and it forms the basis for most Sports.

Not to mention the many health benefits:

The London Marathon was first run on 29th March 1981 and has been held in the spring of every year since.

This Sunday 22^nd April 2018 is the BIG day.

We at Bulletproofbodies wish all participants a fantastic London Marathon, it’s going to be hot!

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