Les meilleurs podcasts E=MC2 (2024)

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Buntingford Year End 10 mile race 20:51

4M ago20:51

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In spite of the fact that the furthest run this year has only been around 7 miles, I foolishly thought it would be a great idea to enter a 10 mile race. Here's my view of how it went.Par Maggie Cooper

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Warriors success at NW Road Relays 21:09

7M ago21:09

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This Saturday was the North West Road Relays in Heaton Park in Manchester. It was a great event, this is a report about how it went and some thoughts on running relays.Par Maggie Cooper

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Parkrun Challenge - Final Week 10:48

8M ago10:48

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It was the final week of our Parkrun challenge and the theme was 'run like a Kenyan'. If you want to support the club in Kenya then the is the link https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/Elgon-running-club?utm_term=WnX2B4kJRPar Maggie Cooper

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Parkrun Challenge - Week 5 11:28

8M ago11:28

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Just a short update on this week's Parkrun challenge - crazy hair. Instead of my normal Parkrun location of Birkenhead Park, I ran in Cambridgeshire at Wimpole Estate Parkrun, so I was the only one with crazy hair. Also an update on our amazing athletes competing in various events around the worldPar Maggie Cooper

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Parkrun Challenge - Week 4 16:59

8M ago16:59

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This week's Parkrun challenge was to run an epic sprint finish. I'm not sure that mine was entirely epic, certainly no Usain Bolt but it was a least both a sprint and a finish. I had the opportunity to run in a new pair of Brooks Adrenaline GTS running shoes so I talk about that, and finally I talk about the sprint in the World University Games and…

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Parkrun Challenge - Week 3 17:39

8M ago17:39

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This week's Parkrun challenge should have been to run in the rain! But it wasn't, it was to run at a Parkrun that you hadn't been to before. I planned to go to Chester, I'd sorted out the route there, worked out where to park and was all set for my tourism Parkrun. This episode is about how week 3's challenge went.…

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Parkrun Challenge - Week 2 16:01

9M ago16:01

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This week we were getting ready for Alex and Emily getting married next Saturday so we had to dress up as if we were going to the Hen Night or the Stag Night. In this week's episode I talk about how it all went and a few thoughts that came out of that.Par Maggie Cooper

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Parkrun Challenge - Week 1 17:21

9M ago17:21

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Maggie gives a bit of an update on her running and why it's been a while since the last episode but mainly this week's podcast is mainly about the crazy Warriors Parkrun Challenge and how she got on in week 1. Just to say, it was a lot of fun.Par Maggie Cooper

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Christleton 5k race review 17:50

11M ago17:50

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I ran my first race in ages on Friday, a 5k in a lovely village near Chester. This is my race report - tune in to find out how it went.Par Maggie Cooper

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Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce wins school sports 8:11

11M ago8:11

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School sports day - you either love it or loathe it. I'm more in the latter category, perhaps because my kids aren't all that athletic and I'm far too competitive. It can be fun though and then there's the parents race. The question is though - as a serious athlete, should you bother taking part?Par Maggie Cooper

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Bone injuries in adolescent athletes 18:59

12M ago18:59

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I found a really interesting article looking at bone injuries in adolescent athletes. The group that did the study took a group of boys and studied them over 4 seasons taking lots of measurements to assess bone growth and skeletal maturation. I discuss their findings and my thoughts on what it means for those of us who are coaching young athletes. …

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How to go from hero to zero with one car journey 12:14

12M ago12:14

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In episode 7, I featured a story about an ultramarathon runner called Jo Zakrzewski who had completed a 48 hour race running an incredible 255 miles. However, she was less of a hero in a recent 50 mile race. I also feature some marathon musings from the recent London marathon and my own exploits and plans.…

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Runners Paradise? 17:12

1y ago17:12

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Iten is known as the runner's paradise. It is the place that you go to if you want to learn about why many of the best long distance athletes in the world are Kenyan's and it's the home of many of the world's best long distance athletes. But Iten has a darker secret. In late 2021, Agnes Tirop was found murdered, with her husband/manager/coach impli…

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Can less be more? 14:07

1y ago14:07

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I set myself a goal to run every day this year, and so far, I have achieved that goal. I also set myself a goal to run at least 30km each week, and again, I have managed to achieve that. However, what I haven't done is much speed work and so I wasn't sure how I would get on running 5km at parkrun. Would I be able to maintain a good pace? Would I di…

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UK Athletics bans Transgender Athletes from female competitions 21:25

1y ago21:25

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Following on from World Athletics announcing that transgender athletes would be banned from international female competitions, UK Athletics has following suit and made a similar ruling. In this episode, I talk about this decision. I also provide an update on how my running is going.Par Maggie Cooper

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Loving Parkrunning with Jen Young 21:22

1y ago21:22

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In this week's episode, Maggie talks to her friend, Jen Young, about some of the joys of parkrunning and we compare notes on their running experiencesPar Maggie Cooper

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Warriors Assemble - the benefits of not just running 31:30

1y ago31:30

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I'm joined this week by Ronan Kearney, coach and founder of Warriors Pentathlon and Athletics Club. In this episode we discuss the benefits of getting young athletes involved in activities other than just running and how to bring fun back into running. We also talk about laser run, pentathlon, biathlon, fell running and other sports that might cont…

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So you think I'm not an elite runner? - with Michelle Ma 31:15

1y ago31:15

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In this week's episode I spoke to friend and fellow scientist, Michelle Ma, about her experience of running. Michelle would not describe herself as an elite runner and has never competed in a running race (since school) - so what motivates her to run? We discuss some of the benefits of running, our favourite places to run in London, whether it's be…

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Eoin Everard Biomechanics Specialist - to stretch or not to stretch? 32:38

1y ago32:38

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I was very excited to be joined by Dr Eoin Everard for this week's episode. Eoin is a biomechanics specialist and chartered physiotherapist from Ireland, he's also a pretty phenomenal runner being 5 times National Champion, sub 4 min miler and sub 30 min 10k runner. I wanted to ask him about the benefits, or not, of static vs dynamic stretching as …

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National cross country 15:25

1y ago15:25

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This Saturday was the National cross country championships and, for English athletes, this meant a trip to Bolesworth Castle near Chester. In this episode I talk about my highlights from the race (as a spectator not a runner) and I also talk about heart rate and the effect of different resting heart rates on running performance.…

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Running for 48 hours 9:24

1y ago9:24

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What is the longest distance you have ever run? For me, I think it's 28 miles. However, this weekend, British athlete Jo Zakrzewski ran 255 miles in 48 hours. In this week's episode, I talk about this amazing achievement.Par Maggie Cooper

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Marathon build up blues 16:00

1y ago16:00

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What happens when you are training for a marathon and you get injured or sick? I've often heard people say that it won't have a big impact on your overall performance in the marathon. But is this true? Maybe that's the case if you just need to take off a couple of days, but what about a week or two weeks? Is it OK to take this much time off from ma…

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Is running outside better for you? 13:28

1y ago13:28

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In this week's episode, Maggie looks at a paper by Boere et al (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-26093-2) in Nature Scientific reports where the authors look whether a short walk outside is better than a short walk inside. While running on the treadmill can be great, especially if the weather is bad, are there actually hidden benefits of …

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It's freezing out there!! 16:14

1y ago16:14

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In this week's episode, Maggie gets annoyed with somebody who says that running in the cold is just about having the right kit. She also talks about her excitement over this year's Spine race. If she were ever to run the race herself, she might not make it past the Green Dragon pub and tea rooms - sounds far too tempting not to just stay there. Lin…

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Different runners for different surfaces 14:24

1+ y ago14:24

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Are trail runners as good as road runners? An article published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36515604/) looked at differences in economy, biomechanics, strength and power between trail runners and road runners. I talk a bit about this article and the differences in running different disciplin…

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Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes 17:24

1+ y ago17:24

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Sudden cardiac death in athletes is extremely rare. However, a recent letter in the Scandinavian Journal of Immunology (Polykretis and McCullough - Rational harm-benefit assessment by age group are required for continued COVID-19 vaccination suggests that there have been as many of these types of deaths in the past 2 years as in the previous 38 yea…

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New Year's Resolutions 12:43

1+ y ago12:43

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Welcome back to the E=mc2 of running for Season 2! In this episode, Maggie talks about how to set a New Year's resolution (that you might actually be able to stick to). She talks about her own New Year's resolution and also gives an update on where she currently is with her running. No science this week but some helpful advice.…

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Superpants 13:21

2y ago13:21

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You've heard of supershoes but have you heard of superpants? I really want a pair of superpants? These are definitely the next thing in running technology to make you go faster. Find out more about the science behind them on the podcast or, alternatively, follow the links in the excellent article from Outside magazine https://www.outsideonline.com/…

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Running in the dark 7:03

2+ y ago7:03

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Do you like running in the dark? What about if it's cold and wet and dark? I've really struggled this past couple of weeks getting out and running when it has been dark. I tried to find out if there was anything in the scientific literature to support my case against actually running in the dark. Alas, I found little of significance. I did, however…

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Having the right mindset 13:13

2+ y ago13:13

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I ran in the Manchester Area Cross Country League yesterday. The weather was miserable and I didn't really run all that well. But, can we blame the weather or was something else coming into play. I discuss having the right mindset and how I might be able to improve my results in future races.Par Maggie Cooper

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Does running in the rain improve performance? 13:00

2+ y ago13:00

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Do you like running in the rain? I don't but I know that quite a lot of people absolutely love it. It made me wonder whether the weather, particularly rain, made any difference to your running performance. To find out, I took a look in the scientific literature. I came across two papers, by the same groups, looking at performances in the Berlin Mar…

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Keeping going against the odds 12:39

2+ y ago12:39

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Have you ever felt like giving up? Have you ever got to a race and wondered why on earth you even entered? I felt a bit like that in the race on Saturday but, the words of a friend inspired me to continue. Those words were about an athlete who, despite the circumstances, refused to give up - I bring you the story of John Stephen Akhwari, a marathon…

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How running uphill can improve your 5km Parkrun time 17:27

2+ y ago17:27

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This week we delve into the science behind running uphill. Can running uphill help you to run faster and will it improve your 5km Parkrun time? I looked at a few papers from the sports science literature to find out if there was evidence out there to show any benefit to hill training and what those benefits might be. I looked at a study where sprin…

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Alice Wright runs for an hour 14:20

2+ y ago14:20

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Welcome back to the E=MC2 of running. Having mostly recovered from an ankle problem, I'm back running again in earnest and looking forward to racing over the winter. In this episode I talk about Alice Wright's British Record attempt on the 1 hour track record, I report on the Javelina Jundred 100 mile race and follow up on the Kearney family world …

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A World Record Attempt 30:33

3y ago30:33

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In this week's episode, Maggie interviews Sarah and Aileen Kearney. They are going to attempt to beat the world record for the mother and daughter combined time for a half marathon. As part of this challenge, they are raising money for the Clatterbridge Cancer Charity https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/kearney-worldrecordattempt. I've also got …

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Do you fancy a Paddy Buckley? 27:54

3y ago27:54

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There was an interesting challenge this weekend, an attempt on the Paddy Buckley Road. Could Kim Collison beat Matthew Roberts time of 16 hr 37 min to cover the 47 Snowdownian peaks in Wales? Another challenge was the Olympic qualifying time of the marathon. With the NN Mission Marathon in Hamburg being cancelled, the event was moved to The Netherl…

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Could you have run on the Titanic? 29:25

3y ago29:25

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On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, I wondered whether you could have run on board and that led me to search out whether running on a modern cruise ship is possible and whether there were any recommendations for running while on a cruise. I also give my advice on training around the COVID vaccine, I look at a world record attempt over…

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Tart cherries and fast 5kms 29:31

3y ago29:31

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Just how many cherries do you have to eat to improve your running? In fact, can cherries even help you run faster or recover more quickly? I look at the science behind the potential benefits of tart cherries. I also talk about Beth Potter's amazing road 5k world best and I can't help mention those shoes!…

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What's the minimum amount of training that I can get away with? 28:57

3y ago28:57

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I've got a problem with my ankles but I don't want to just not do any training at all. So, I wondered, what's the minimum amount of training that I can get away with? I delve into the science and see what I need to do in order to stay fit. The results surprised me a little. I also find out about coffee napping and report on this week's running.…

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Pregnant miles and unusual marathons 31:30

3y ago31:30

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I came across a few rather bizarre stories this week. One about a woman who ran rather fast over a mile days before giving birth, another about a woman who ran a marathon just before giving birth and another about the very unusual tactics involving poison that were employed in the 1904 Olympic Marathon in St. Louis. Let's just hope that such tactic…

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Running in shoes with no heels 29:18

3y ago29:18

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Have you seen the running shoes from FBR? They don't have a heel. It made me wonder if there was an advantage of not having a heel in terms of the weight that was saved by having no heel. I look at an article showing the effect of the weight of the shoe on running economy and a guy who did a slightly crazy experiment which involved cutting up his r…

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Circadian rhythm and running 30:01

3y ago30:01

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Does the time of day that you run really affect your performance? What's the best time of day to run? What's the most beautiful parkrun in the country? And is there a dancer inside of you waiting to get out? These are the questions that I ask in this week's podcast with a more detailed look at a paper from Nature Research's Scientific Reports (2020…

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Retro Running 28:30

3y ago28:30

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What is retro running and is it something that we should be embracing? We're not talking about putting on your 1970s running kit here but can retro running help reduce injury or be part of rehabilitation post injury. We also look at Wirral AC's success in the England Athletics virtual road relays and some interesting indoor races.…

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Sleep and the athlete 30:01

3y ago30:01

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In this week's episode we look at a paper about sleep and the athlete from Br J Sports Med 2020. We discuss the problems that athletes, particularly elite athletes, might have with sleep and what we can do about it. We talk about good sleep hygiene and provide some advice about how to provide a good atmosphere for sleep.…

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To run equal or not to run equal? That is the question! 30:01

3y ago30:01

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If you've been paying attention to the discussion about equalising the distances in men's and women's cross country then you will know that the debate is quite polarised. I was interested to discuss the subject with women's athletics historian, Katie Holmes. We were coming from slightly different standpoints but highlighted the arguments from both …

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Loving Lockdown Running - Day 40 Feet like deer 4:30

3y ago4:30

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I imagine that I'm running like a deer, elegant, powerful, relaxed, in control but the race photos are a continual disappointment, showing some mad woman, hair everywhere, grimacing in pain. The bible says The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights. I think I'd like feet like d…

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Loving Lockdown Running - Day 39 Stress 10:03

3y ago10:03

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I think most of us are feeling the stress of lockdown. The not knowing, the uncertainty is having an effect on us all. What is going on in our brains and what can we do about it?Par Maggie Cooper

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Loving Lockdown Running - Day 38 Vitamin D 7:14

3y ago7:14

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Do we need to take vitamin D supplements? It's a good question for those of us who live far north of the equator. Just what are the benefits of vitamin D and how much vitamin D do we actually need. I review a paper from the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism in today's episode to help you understand some of the reasons…

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Loving Lockdown Running - Day 37 How far should kids run? 16:10

3y ago16:10

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Children are restricted from running certain distances in some countries but is there any scientific evidence to show that running long distances is harmful? I found an interesting article from Curr Sports Med Rep 2017;16(6):428-434 entitled the The Pediatric Endurance Athlete which looks at the important considerations for our young athletes and d…

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Loving Lockdown Running - Day 36 When the only woman beats all the men 5:34

3y ago5:34

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It isn't often you get a race where there is just one woman competing against a whole bunch of men, it's even rarer when that one woman beats all the men. But that's exactly what happened recently in Mumbai in a 24hr track race.Par Maggie Cooper

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