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		<title>Book Review: Born to Run by Christopher McDougall</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Haywood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barefoot Running]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christopher McDougall faced a problem that stares most runners in the face at some time along the road, namely injury. His background in running journalism for outfits like Runners World had earned him a good name and respect in the game. This gave him access to some of the best people in the sports world [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advanced 5k Running Programme</title>
		<link>http://www.steve-haywood.com/advanced-5k-running-programme/1331/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Haywood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[10K]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Efforts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hill Work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Run]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Running]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Advanced too hard? Try the intermediate 5K training plan by clicking here. Well done on improving your 5k time after following the intermediate running programme. You have now been training for around 6 months and running should be a natural part of your life but hopefully still enjoyable. To satisfy that competitive itch it&#8217;s now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intermediate 5k Running Programme</title>
		<link>http://www.steve-haywood.com/intermediate-5k-running-programme/1325/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Haywood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness Goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[5K]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Efforts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Running]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Runs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strength]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Intermediate too advanced? See the beginners programme by clicking here. Congratulations on completing your your first 5k race with the beginners programme put together by you for you. This means that  you have been training for around 3 months and your body and mind are adapting to your new lifestyle. I very much hope you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Build Your Own 5K Training Program</title>
		<link>http://www.steve-haywood.com/build-your-own-5k-training-program/1318/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Haywood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness Goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[5K]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Race]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Walking]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There is a lot of information in books and on line about what to do and how to do it if you are one of the many people wanting to start running for the first time, or making a return after a long break with a view to a race. It can be bewildering, with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drugs Testing Introduced in Pie Eating Contest</title>
		<link>http://www.steve-haywood.com/drugs-testing-introduced-in-pie-eating-contest/1138/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:18:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Haywood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2020 Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drugs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drugs Testing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Testing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As more and more sports are implicated in using drugs to enhance performance, I have just read an article that takes the biscuit (or the pie). Some may think that pie eating will never become a sport. By the 2020 Olympics it will be included along with Marathon TV watching. Please read on:- A Wigan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Race Cancelled for Health &amp; Safety Reasons</title>
		<link>http://www.steve-haywood.com/race-cancelled-for-health-safety-reasons/1134/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Haywood</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Harrogate]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Relay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this article H &#38; S stands for Health and Safety (and related legislation). So what has this to do with my world of running some may ask. Well, the reason I have been prompted to put fingers to keyboard was because of a local race that has been cancelled. The race in question was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Tips for Relaxed Running</title>
		<link>http://www.steve-haywood.com/top-tips-for-relaxed-running/1128/</link>
		<comments>http://www.steve-haywood.com/top-tips-for-relaxed-running/1128/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Haywood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Fitness Info]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bekele]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Head]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relaxed]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Runner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Running]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are two simple tips to help with running relaxed, even when pushing the pace along. Keep you hands loose and relaxed, not flopping around but not clenched fists either. Once you screw your fingers into a ball it tenses up the rest of the body making your stride pattern shorter and generally tiring you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Time Marathoners Read On</title>
		<link>http://www.steve-haywood.com/first-time-marathoners-read-on/1122/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Haywood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness Goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edinburgh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[London]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marathon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paris]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Run]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Training]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.steve-haywood.com/?p=1122</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My work brings me into contact with lots of runners so I get a good idea of what’s on the horizon regarding future races. A good proportion of the people I have talked to are working towards their first marathon next year with London, Edinburgh and Paris high on the agenda for April/May time. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winter Training Gear</title>
		<link>http://www.steve-haywood.com/winter-training-gear/1113/</link>
		<comments>http://www.steve-haywood.com/winter-training-gear/1113/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Haywood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness Products & Equipment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bib]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Runners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Running]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trainers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The seasons are turning once more and it&#8217;s time to get the waterproof socks and high-vis tops out again. Here are some of the top selling Winter items among fitness fanatics this month: Inov8 Flyroc More and more people want off-road shoes for training in muddy conditions during the Winter &#8211; especially if they are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stress- understanding and management</title>
		<link>http://www.steve-haywood.com/stress-understanding-and-management/1108/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Haywood</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Fitness Info]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exercise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glucose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hormones]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My work takes me in to lots of different working environments eg schools, call centres, police forces. Talking with hundreds of staff on a personal level it is very evident that the single hardest thing to cope with is stress. Someone at one of these sessions joked that if you could hook up stress to [...]]]></description>
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