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Torbay Half Marathon

Saturday, January 8th, 2011

Torbay Half Marathon 19th June 2011 – www.torbayhalfmarathon.co.uk

June 19th 2011 will see the 20th running of this very popular seaside event; with demand for places steadily growing our race entry limit for 2011 will be 2000 runners.

Additional traffic free road space has been allowed by Torbay Council for our event, which will be based on the usual 2 lap route starting and finishing on Paignton seafront.

There is an extensive prize list worth over £3,000 and includes prizes for all age categories from age 17 to 65+ years. All finishers will receive a special souvenir technical T-shirt, medal and Goody bag.

Our 2011 nominated race charities are ‘Help for Heroes’ and ‘Rowcroft Hospice’ for whom we are keen to raise as much funding as possible with your support

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Advertise your Running Club or Event for FREE!

Saturday, May 8th, 2010

Leggit has introduced a feature to allow our visitors to add details of any up and coming running events or post details of a running club in their area – best of all it’s free! Simply visit www.leggit.co.uk/post-adder/ , complete the form then wait for leggit.co.uk to authorise your post. It will then appear on our home page and be fully searchable to any visitor.

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Vibram Five Fingers

Saturday, May 8th, 2010

Vibram Five Fingers are designed to give the runner the ability to run barefoot, while giving you the protection of a shoe. The thin sole allows your feet to feel every object underneath them, a strange sensation to begin with however the benefits soon become apparent. Every muscle gets to work when using Vibram Five Fingers as they allow your toes to move individually. This helps you balance, push off when running and naturally reduces the impact you put on your legs.

The range Vibram currently offer is below;

Fivefinger Classics
BEST FOR: Running, Fitness Training, Martial Arts, Yoga, Pilates, Travel

Fivefinger Sprint
BEST FOR: Light Trekking, Climbing, Canyoneering, Running, Fitness Training, Martial Arts, Yoga, Pilates, Sailing, Boating, Kayaking, Canoeing, Surfing, Flats Fishing, Travel

Fivefinger KSO
BEST FOR: Light Trekking, Climbing, Canyoneering, Running, Fitness Training, Martial Arts, Yoga, Pilates, Sailing, Boating, Kayaking, Canoeing, Surfing, Flats Fishing, Travel

Fivefinger Flow
BEST FOR: Cold Weather Running, Light Trekking, Climbing, Canyoneering, Sailing, Boating, Kayaking, Canoeing, Surfing, Flats Fishing

Vibram offer a great selection of Five Fingers in all types of colours so your sure to find a pair to suit you. Leggit has teamed up with Pure Footwear to bring you the cheapest and best value Vibram Fiver Fingers to visit their site please click here

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Sam’s Running Diary – Training for the London Marathon Week 5

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Week 5

Well I’m certainly starting to feel the pain on Mondays after my long distance runs on Sunday mornings. This week I managed 12 miles on Sunday but really paid for it on Monday as my legs were pretty stiff.

Pete, Our Resident PT

Pete, Our Resident PT

I tend to get a tight IT Band (Iliotibial band) which can give me knee pain from time to time but luckily I took some advice from Leggit’s resident Personal Trainer Pete Morton who has given me some really good stretches and massage exercises to do after training which keeps it at bay.

Aside from that, everything is going well, my times seem pretty consistent and so far the distances have been challenging but more than achievable. This Sunday’s run was 12 miles and I managed to complete it in just under 1 hour 40 minutes – fingers crossed I’ll be able to achieve the sub four hour marathon time that I’m hoping for.

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Sam’s Running Diary – Training for the London Marathon Week 4

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Week 4

MyMotiThe blisters on the bottoms of my feet haven’t gone away so I’ve decided to bite the bullet and invest in some new trainers before they get any worse.

I over-pronate when I run (the outer part of the sole of my foot hits the floor before the rest of my foot) which means that my trainers need to support my foot in the right way to prevent a more serious injury.

run-stabilityWhether it’s because I’ve had them a while and they’ve worn away or just that I’m using them a lot more, I think my current trainers must have been giving me too much support which is why I’ve got the blisters. Mid week I popped into my local running store, My-Moti who gave me a full gait analysis and a new pair of Nike trainers.

A couple of sessions in and my new running shoes seemed okay, but I knew that Sunday would be the real test. We were spending the weekend with friends in Surrey and although we had a night out on Saturday I mustered up the motivation to tackle my programme’s 9 miles as soon as I got up, I finished the run and although tired, my feet and blisters all seemed fine.

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