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Reluctant Runner

Reluctant Runner

http://www.reluctantrunner.net

This blog is humorous look at what it takes to go from a non-runner, to a participant in what they call the "Ultimate Human Race" - The Comrades Marathon (89km/56miles), in less than a year.

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  • Drinking Water while Running…

    Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 07:20 in nutrition, research, comrades marathon, reluctant runner

    On Wednesday I was invited to an event at the Sports Science Institute as a thank-you for the research project I took part in during the Comrades.  Tim Noakes was one of the speakers and he had some very interesting things to say about the theory th...

  • Comrades Accommodation

    Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 08:51 in comrades marathon, reluctant runner, first-timers

    I know we have just recovered from the frenzy that surrounded signing up for the 2010 Comrades but today I’m here to tell you that you need to start thinking about accommodation for the night before the race and the night after. For those of you wh...

  • Running Wardrobe…

    Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 04:56 in reluctant runner

    This blog post has very little to do about running and a lot to do about bargain shopping – granted the bargains which drew me to this site were running related…  At the moment my running wardrobe needs a major overhaul and to replace everything...

  • The Winelands Marathon

    Posted on Friday November 13th, 2009 at 02:27 in injuries, half-marathon, reluctant runner

    This is meant to be one of the best marathons to run in the Western Cape and I was pretty excited to give it a go, especially since I missed it last year and the year before I only did the half which wasn’t really that spectacular.  So I signed up...

  • Comrades Study Follow-up

    Posted on Tuesday November 10th, 2009 at 07:03 in research, comrades marathon, reluctant runner

    During the Comrades this year I took part in a study done by the Sports Science Institute which involved trying to figure out what the main factors were in causing heat stroke.  Before the race I had to swallow a temperature tablet and then carry ab...

  • Comrades 2010 Entries Closed!

    Posted on Monday November 2nd, 2009 at 07:37 in comrades marathon, reluctant runner, first-timers

    I know, I’m as shocked as what you are… I’d planned on writing a post to remind all you Novices out there to remember to enter for the Comrades 2010 however when I went to the Comrades website to get exactly what the count was on fo...

Comments & Reviews

This blog is currently rated a 4.00 out of a possible 5 based on 2 comments.

4 stars trainer

you are going to encourage layman's to read your blog and share your information to actually participate in marathon race.........

THE "Ultimate Human Racer" ........

my all good wishes for you candice!!!!

Posted: October 11th, 2009 | Report This Comment

aks2008

4 stars Aswani

nice and simple !

Posted: December 3rd, 2008 | More Reviews From aks2008 | Report This Comment

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