On the Blog — marathon

ELIUD KIPCHOGE BREAKS THE BARRIER On October 12th 2019 the World witnessed sports history. Eliud Kipchoge broke the 2-hour marathon barrier and finished the 42,2 kilometres in one hour, fifty-nine minutes and forty seconds. Eliud Kipchoge is now the holder of both the official World Record and the Unofficial World Record. THE FUELING STRATEGY - From Maurten Maurten are currently evaluating the INEOS 1:59 challenge and are not able to confirm the exact intake of carbohydrates. But, the strategy was similar to the one applied during his World Record race in Berlin 2018. Every  5 kilometres Eliud received a bottle containing 250 millilitres of Drink Mix...

INEOS 1.59 CHALLENGE VIENNA’19 ON OCTOBER 12TH 2019, ELIUD KIPCHOGE WILL ATTEMPT TO BECOME THE FIRST HUMAN TO RUN A SUB 2 HOUR MARATHON, SUPPORTED BY INEOS. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A GENERATION DEFINING MOMENT OF HUMAN ACHIEVEMENT AND ONE OF THE GREATEST SPORTING MOMENTS OF THE 21ST CENTURY. Live Stream - Stream Start Time: 07:00 BST / 08.00ECT MAURTEN IS THE FUEL BEHIND THE 1.59 CHALLENGE 2019.   FUELLING INEOS 1:59 CHALLENGE IT CAN BE ESTIMATED THAT ELIUD KIPCHOGE EXPENDS >1200 KCAL PER HOUR AT 2:51 MIN/KM PACE - ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY FROM CARBOHYDRATES. KIPCHOGE WILL USE A MIXTURE OF GEL...

Don't leave your nutrition to chance, it will make or break your marathon! As we again approach the spring marathons, and with many runners now well into the taper we ask the question 'Are you ready with your nutrition?' Anthony from XMiles joined the Runderwear team for a 'Marathon Ready' Facebook Live session - Watch below Runderwear was live — 'Marathon Ready' Facebook Live Q&A Sessions. We’re here with Anthony Clark from XMiles to talk all things nutrition!  If you need 1 to 1 help or advice please contact us via the ask the team service, via Facebook, messenger or e-mail.

So the London Marathon ballot is now closed and people are again getting the Yes or No news either via the postman or via e-mail. The 5 years of rejection and you get a place was ended in 2010 due to it becoming mathematically impossible to London Marathon to service all the guaranteed entries, so what are your options? The number of places available through the ballot varies each year depending on the number of runners who qualify for Good for Age places and the number of entries that are deferred from the previous year so it is always going to be down to...

MARATHONSFORTHEMIND.COM 44 marathons across 44 European countries in 44 consecutive days On April 1st 2017 Bournemouth AC runner and friend of XMiles Peter Thompson is planning to take on the challenge of attempting to run a marathon within every country in Europe in consecutive days. In doing so he aims to raise some much needed money for two amazing mental health charities, MIND and Holton Lee Livability.  Donate, reach out and help make a difference XMiles are proud to be supporting Peter by sponsoring Event: Marathon 24 on Date: 24th April 2017 in Location: Lisbon, Portugal. Not only will XMiles be supporting the Event: Marathon 24, Anthony from the XMiles team will be running with...