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Maranoia - How To Beat It

Maranoia: the irrational fear of not having prepared enough for your impending marathon or endurance event. This terrible affliction hits athletes of all levels whether seasoned pros or first-timers, and the impacts can be huge. Beat it with our handy guide. 

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The Vendee Globe extreme endurance
The words ‘extreme’ and ‘sailing’ generally go together about as well as the words ‘fit’ and ‘pie shop’, but when it comes to the insane test of endurance that is the Vendee Globe, the pairing is extreme enough to make even the hardiest Ironman or mountain ultrarunner beg their mum for a sick noteYes, there [...]
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Calorie measurement for performance
Performance measurement used to be easy - you went fast and a mate timed you. Now we’ve got enough data to flummox a 1980s rocket scientist yet simple calorie measurement is all too often overlooked. But when used properly, it’s an easy win for all of usMeasure those calories, lighten up and fly!Never the good-looking [...]
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Dairy products and athletic performance - good or bad?
Dairy products and athletic performance - good or bad?Milk, cheese and yoghurt have been at the centre of our diets for so long the assumption they are good, natural and healthy products goes almost without question, particularly when so many dairy industry marketing campaigns like ‘Got Milk?’ in the US and ‘Make Mine Milk’ in [...]
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Do you get a sports nutrition hangover?
Good sports nutrition feels awesome. It is a joy to eat, tastes great, is easy on the stomach and delivers a perfect plateau of long lasting, stable energy. Better still, it speeds up your recovery and leaves you with pep in your step the morning after race day.Is this how your sports nutrition feels?If you're [...]
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