Reebok have upgraded the old cramtag idea and launched Cramalert. It is an ID wristband with a full 24/7 telephone service. The wristband has a unique number and a telephone support line that will be able to notify emergency services about any medical issues and concerned loved ones that the...
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Well done to everyone who finished the marathon. If it was your first time, we hope you enjoyed it and want to do more. If you have done it before you knew what was to come. A special mention must go to PHillip Howells; the Phil of "Ed & Phil...
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HASTINGS MARATHON 2008
This was last run in 1908 and is being recreated on 14th December 2008. Strangely we could not find anyone in the Run the Country office who remembered the 1908 event so we cannot give you a race report. If it is anything like the Hastings Half it...
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The public ballot entry system opens online at midday 13th April 2008 (race day). This online system replaces the old entry system using the application form in Marathon News. You can now only apply via the website www.london-marathon.co.uk.
Entries will close on 5th September 2008 or when entries exceed 120,000. You...
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Those nice people at Extremerunning have added two new events to their list of races: Doyen of the Downs and Escape to Victory.

The Doyen of the Downs takes place on the 7th December 2008 and is decsribed as "the most spectacular South Downs trail run". It starts in Arundel and...
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This new event takes place on the 9th & 10th of August 2008. There is a 100 mile route and a 50 mile event. The organisers, Epic Events say it will be "the most spectacular long distance trail race which has ever taken place within the UK." The route seems...
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