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Garmin  Forerunner 305

Garmin Forerunner 305Arguably 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.
Price £255
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Hilly Twin Skin Anklet

Hilly Twin Skin AnkletTwo layered technical socks to keep your keep comfortable for mile after mile.
Price £8.95
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Ultralife Detox

Ultralife DetoxUltralife Detox is one of the most effective cleansing and detoxification products available. It has been scientifically developed to improve digestion, bowel function and eliminate toxins.
Price £9.25
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Garmin  Forerunner 205

Garmin Forerunner 205Use cutting edge technology to monitor your training with this speed distance system. It does far more than tell you how far and how fast you have run!
Price £200

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Hilly Runners Pouch

Hilly Runners PouchVersatile 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

Ultralife MaxThe ultimate sports nutrition and energy drink, combining bioactive vitamins, minerals, phytonutrients, antioxidants, ginseng and other potent nutrients for the very best in sports nutrition!
Price £ 12.55
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Beat The Hardest Part Of Any Session

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Everyone has good intentions when it comes to being healthy and in shape.

The difference between those who look and feel fighting fit and those who are carrying the extra pounds and feeling of guilty is whether or not the good intentions have been put into action.

Here are key techniques to make sure you lace up your shoes and head out the door to do what you are meant to:
  1. Put your training in your diary. Set a reminder/alarm on your organiser if necessary. You won’t break an appointment at a specific time and place. A vague intention to do something is never likely to happen.
  2. Creep towards it. So you don’t feel like training. But just put your kit on anyway and get your gym/training bag out in case you change your mind. Now it’s all there you might as well just go, right?
  3. Do a short session. Don’t fancy a 30min walk/run? Do 15min instead. Better to do something than nothing and after 10min you often change your mind.
  4. Ask yourself, “So what? It’s only one session.” But one missed session turns into two, two becomes a habit. Before you know it all your hard work to date is wasted, your clothes don’t fit, you’re out of breath walking upstairs and when you look in the mirror it looks like you’ve been super-sized. Just because of ‘one session’. May be you should do it!
  5. Meet someone. Like putting a session in a diary, you are far more likely to train if you are going to meet someone. Even if it is that you usually both go to the same gym class the semi-commitment to that person makes you more likely to go. So find a training partner.
  6. Have a training schedule. If the scheduleon the fridge says 20min swim and it is there in writing you are going to do it. It removes the thinking about what to do and whether to do it.
  7. Be accountable. It may mean having a coach. But just telling your husband/wife/colleague/friend that you are going to do certain training sessions means they are likely to ask whether you did them or how they went. That accountability is great. If you did it they’ll be impressed, if not they won’t be!
  8. Keep a training diary. This allows you to be accountable to yourself. It can also mean that you can see if it is reasonable that you feel drained. If you have done a lot of hard work then it is time for an easier session.
  9. Have a goal. If you have a specific reason for training in general and for what you are trying to achieve with any given session then when the doubts creep in you have an answer to your own negative thoughts.
  10. Miss the session. If you are feeling ill or injured DO miss the session. You could do yourself real harm by training forcing you to miss far more training. The bad experience will make it far harder to get into good habits again. It is important to know when NOT to train.

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Nike Air Pegasus

Nike Air Pegasus

The Pegasus is the best selling cushioning shoe of all time. Great cushioning and a stable feel for a neutral shoe. Good protection and enough responsiveness for when you want to push the pace. A well designed outsole means the shoe is suitable for running on varied terrain too!

adidas Supernova GCS

Adidas Supernova GCS

adidas's top support shoe is their ground breaking GCS and it's a cracker. The GCS system deals with impact forces and starts controlling pronation from the moment your foot hits the ground! There’s adiPRENE+ cushioning for even more protection – a great ride.

Nike Air Vomero

Nike Air Vomero

Designed to bring all the benefits of Nike’s legendary Air cushioning and the Control At Origin technology that gives comfort from the moment your foot hits the ground. But the shoe also gives the freedom of allowing the foot to move naturally giving a beautifully smooth feel to the shoe.

Nir Air Zoom Percept

Nike Air Zoom Percept

A women's shoe combining of the principles behind the Pegasus and Free (the Nike shoe designed to train your foot to work more naturally). But there’s extra cushioning and stretch panels in the upper to make the overall feel a real delight.

Adidas Supernova Cushion

Adidas Supernova Cushion

This is a shoe that gives great cushioning whether you are running the miles on the road or on the treadmill. The shoe is also spot on for when you want to push the pace.

Nike Air Structure Triax

Nike  Air Structure Triax

Great cushioning comes from Air units in the heel and forefoot plus a PU 'Crash Pad'. Then for support the Structure Triax has a combination of features including medial support, specially placed flex grooves and forefoot WARP.

Adidas Response Cushion

Adidas Response Cushion

Highly effective running shoe that shows why the Response range has been a 'go to' line for runners for years.

Adidas Response Extra

Adidas Response Extra

A new Response shoe that includes cushioning from adiPRENE and adiPRENE+ and adidas' Pro-Moderator system to guide your foot through it's correct movement.

Adidas Nova Cushion

Adidas Nova Cushion

A great shoe at this price! Good cushioning and protection with a smooth feel to the shoe.

 

 

 

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