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Asics GT-2170 Running Shoe Review

February 4, 2012
Asics GT-2170 Running Shoe Review

My very first running shoe was from the Asics GT range and ignoring the occasional dalliance with ultra minimal barefoot shoes, and condition specific trail shoes, I’ve stuck with Asics all the way. I’m afraid to say that as the years have passed my wallet has expanded and I have been persuaded to part with [...]

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How Many Armbands does a Girl Need?

October 25, 2011
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I’m a big fan of running gadgets and every now and again I’m fortunate enough to be sent free stuff to try out and review. The marketing craze of the moment seems to be for iphone armbands and I am now the proud owner of one for each arm. I was very happy with my [...]

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A Soft Approach to the London Marathon

October 11, 2011
A Soft Approach to the London Marathon

I’m taking a softly softly approach to this years attempt at the London marathon. No early heroics or ambitious time targets. I need to make it to the start line this year and that means, at the very least, that I have to still be capable of running when the proper marathon program starts at [...]

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Tabio Running Sock Review and Giveaway

June 19, 2011
Tabio Running Sock Review and Giveaway

I was encouraged out on today’s run by the arrival of some new socks for me to trial and review. I’ve been sent a fascinating collection of running specific sports socks from the Japanese manufacturer Tabio. Today I tried out the Tabio Racing Run Toe Sock but I also have the lovely lobster styled Tabi [...]

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Vibram Five Finger Speed Review and the Campsite Run

August 16, 2010
Vibram Five Finger Speed Review and the Campsite Run

A beautiful pair of Vibram Five Fingers arrived just before the camping expedition. Unfortunately all the photos were taken post camping trip where of course it rained relentlessly and so the Five Fingers have lost a little of their new shoe gleam. I wanted to get a slightly larger pair of VFF’s as my earlier pair of [...]

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Adidas miCoach Mobile Review and the Wandle Trail

August 14, 2010
Adidas miCoach Mobile Review and the Wandle Trail

I had a Wandle Trail run penciled in for today. I would have very much liked to rub that plan out considering I’ve barely recovered from last weekends 10 mile hair cut run but dedicated half marathoners can’t relax on long slow run day. You won’t know anything about that 10 mile haircut run as [...]

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Merrell Siren Battles The Peaks

July 20, 2010
Merrell Siren Battles The Peaks

I was offered a pair of Merrell Siren shoes to try out recently. They are a far cry from my recent spate of minimal running shoes but as I had a planned expedition to the Peak District I thought they’d be ideal for a few rough walks. I’ve worked my way through many pairs of Merrell women’s [...]

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Rapanui Eco Clothing

July 15, 2010
Rapanui Eco Clothing

I have to buy my own t-shirts now that my race entries have slumped to next to zero per year. I first became aware of the existence of bamboo clothing when The Royal Parks Half issued their first race t-shirt. What a fantastic fabric – it’s incredibly soft and has amazing anti-pong qualities. I ordered [...]

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Views on Nike Free 3.0 as a Transition Shoe

July 13, 2010
Views on Nike Free 3.0 as a Transition Shoe

Somewhere along the line I seem to have developed a shoe fetish. I started off in life with a classic shoe phobia and made it into adulthood with a pair of red wellies and a work shoe. An interest in sport increased my repertoire but even then I managed to live in a pair of [...]

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Garmin Forerunner 310XT – The Review

July 7, 2010
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Having abandoned treadmill running in favour of the great outdoors it wasn’t long before I began to bemoan the loss of my preferred running watch the Garmin Forerunner 305. I long for pretty maps to illustrate my outdoor running routes and spur me on to explore my surroundings and for that you need GPS. Fortunately [...]

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