Runner’s World UK – September 2019

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itself, and many respond well to it; for them, it adds purpose and excitement to their running. The issues arise when exercise b ...

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E To o hot to trot? A hot summer is good news for barbecues and beer gardens, but bad news for run performance. Here’s how to be ...

here’s no more vivid image of the heat’s impact on running performance than Scotsman Callum Hawkins’ dramatic collapse at the 20 ...

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HIT THE LOWS QUICK THINKING IN FOR THE CHILL KEEPING YOUR BRAIN chemistry well oiled could mean you stay one step ahead of heat ...

SLUSH IT OUT SODA, SO GOOD? LOADING UP ON SODIUM bicarbonate (aka baking soda) before a race in the heat could help your body to ...

As told to Jordan Smith Photographs: Jillian Edelstein A blood clot left Ronnie Staton with partial paralysis and brain damage. ...

‘I’VE DEDICATED MOST OF my life to running. I love training, putting on races and coaching. I love the freedom running creates – ...

Even then, I was struggling to sit. My left side was slumped and I felt incredibly tired and kept asking to lie down. Gym staff ...

side. I can sense a lack of movement coordination. However, I feel positive that I can get this back with patience and persevera ...

The highest ultramarathon in the world is held deep in the Himalayas. For some people, it is an irresistible challenge T HE TAKI ...

In the early stages of training: first day of hill sprints at 4,000m, near the Town of L eh HIMALAYAN ULTRA SEPTEMBER 2019 RUNNE ...

The final stretch to the summit of Golep Kangri, at 5,995m E E HE LADAKH MARATHON in northern India is billed as the world’s hig ...

THE ROUTE How Johan Wahl ran to the top of the world INDIA PAKISTAN CHINA NEPAL KHARDUNG LEH THE LOWDOWN · Getting there British ...

E Then, three days before race day, I came down with the f lu and I realised just how much it did. I was utterly def lated by th ...

IT WAS BITTERLY COLD, SO COLD THAT MY WATER SOON FROZE SOLID. AND IT WAS DARK “ ” SEPTEMBER 2019 RUNNERSWORLD.COM/UK 055 HIMALAY ...

AT 5,200M I WAS REDUCED TO A LABOURED TRUDGE. THEY WE R E SE R IOU SLY HARD YARDS “ ” Members of the group who accompanied me on ...

HOW TO RUN THE KLA... · Acclimatisation is key – arrive in Ladakh well in advance, ideally allowing at least 10 days of acclimat ...