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Garmin Forerunner 305 |
 Arguably the most advanced training aid on the market. Monitor your speed, pace, distance and also your heart rate and use a series of features designed to help you get the most from your training.
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Hilly Twin Skin Anklet |
 Two layered technical socks to keep your keep comfortable for mile after mile.
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Ultralife Detox |
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Garmin Forerunner 205 |
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Price £200
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Hilly Runners Pouch |
 Versatile running pack suitable for carrying a range of items such as a mobile phone/iPod/mp3 player and plus larger items in the main compartment. Price £17.50
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Ultralife Max |
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Elite coaching special - Nic Bideau, coach to Craig Mottram
The world with the Africans
While the fundamentals of training have not changed the emergence of so many African athletes has had a big impact on what it takes to succeed.
Nic said: “Because of the level of the Africans you have got to be extremely dedicated and take care of every little thing. Twenty years ago you could run plenty of races on the European circuit and win many running 13min 30sec. Now every one of them is a hard race at world record pace. The likes of Ron Clarke and John Walker thought nothing of racing three or four times a week. Now you have got to be more measured and careful with your planning and recovery. You can’t afford to do it as a fun thing. You have got to be totally professional in all the aspects of your preparation now.”
Nic recalls that in the past athletes could run many races as if they were tired they could still win - the standards were not as consistently high.
He said: “You would end up burying yourself if you did that these days. There are more championships on offer with the World Championships every other year, the Olympics, the Commonwealth Games (which is very big for us as opportunities to win titles are few and far between), the Grand Prix Final, the World Cup and the World Cross Country, and then the races on the roads. There is always something big all the time. You can’t allow an athlete to go for everything.”
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