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Tested! Brooks’ Latest Inspired by Running the Best Shoe NUTRITION » ELECTROLYTES EXPLAINED » FOOD FOR FOCUS SPECIAL! » RECIPES FOR TRAINING » DIETS DEBUNKED Outdoor F i t nISSUE e No 78 AUGUST s 2018 £4.99 s LEARN TO LOVE HILLS HIT THE WAVES! TOP TRAINING TECHNIQUES LEARN TO SURF: TOP TIPS FROM A PRO! TESTED! BROOKS’ LATEST INSPIRED BY RUNNING THE BEST SHOE WE+ RATE HYDRATION KIT RUNNING GEAR We chat to mountaineer SIR CHRIS BONINGTON APPLE WATCH 3 GO OFF ROAD BEGINNERS’ GUIDE TO FELL RUNNING RUNNING TRIATHLON KIT TRAINING ADVICE Fuelling that extramile 24hr Active Nutrition Healthybreakfast alternatives ND Deliciousprotein bars &shakes PE £5 5S Energising caffeine gum OFF £1 Hydration&recovery solutions FREE UK delivery healthspan.co.uk/active Offer code EOFFJN *Quotecode EOFFJN when ordering at checkout. Please allowuptofive working days fordelivery.Freedelivery on orders delivered to UK addresses. Single use only.Offer validwhen spending £15 or over. 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The editor cannot guarantee a personal response to all letters and emails Whatever you’re up to this month, have fun received. The views expressed in the magazine are not necessarily those of the Editor or the Publisher. Kelsey Publishing Ltd accepts no liability for products and services offered by third and let’s all pray for sun! parties. Kelsey Media takes your personal data very seriously. For more information of our privacy policy, please visit https://www. kelsey.co.uk/privacy-policy/. If at any point you have any queries AMY CURTIS EDITOR, regarding Kelsey’s data policy you can email our Data Protection Officer at [email protected]. OUTDOOR FITNESS Outdoor fitness is available for licensing worldwide. For more information, contact [email protected] CONTACT Email the team at [email protected] Twitter: @OutdoorsRadar Facebook: facebook.com/outdoorfitness kelsey.co.uk outdoorsrdr.com 3 Contents AUGUST 2018 RUNNING 16 TINA MUIR This month’s column. ON THE COVER 18 HILL TRAINING Techniques to get good at 18 hills and learn to love them! ON THE COVER 22 HYDRATION KIT Carry water at any distance in bottles and packs. 27 EXERCISE DRILL Move of the month, from injury expert Matt Phillips. ON THE COVER 28 SHOE REVIEW The Brooks Glycerin 16 is put through its paces. ON THE COVER 30 KIT BAG Best gear for summer. 32 INTERVIEW We chat to trail runner Sarah Morwood. 34 FUELLING THE UTMB Ultra nutrition on the go. 37 RUN WILD Cut-out-and-keep route Loch an Eilein, Aviemore. 41 Q&A Your questions answered by our experts. TRIATHLON 30 44 SPRINT TO OLYMPIC Increase your distance. ON THE COVER 49 TESTED Review of Apple watch 3. 50 INTERVIEW With Louise Minchin. 52 TRI WINDSOR REVIEW Our Roving Reporter. 54 KIT NEWS Latest kit for triathlon. Main image: inov-8.com/ DaveMacFarlane 54 56 NZ TRIATHLON Side image: Copyright Challenge Wanaka review. Chris Bonington Archive 4 outdoorsradar.com SUBSCRIBE TO 32PAGE Outdoor Fitness SEE PAGE 88 EVENTS GUIDE! PAGE 115 ON THE COVER 60 TEN QUESTIONS With pro surfer Tassy Latest drinks, snacks and 44 Swallow. treatments. 64 TRY SOMETHING NEW 115 EVENTS GUIDE Run an ultra marathon. 32-page guide for events in the UK and Ireland. 68 FASTPACKING Get up and go in the beautiful countryside! COMPETITIONS ON THE COVER 40 WIN FESTIVAL ENTRY 72 FELL RUNNING At the South West Outdoor Wild Running authors share Festival in October. their expertise. 48 WIN A SIGNED TSHIRT ON THE COVER By Mark Cavendish plus 78 INTERVIEW entry to Rise Above Sportive. We meet mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington. 82 INJURY PREVENTION Do you need shoe insoles? ON THE COVER NUTRITION 92 RECIPES Ideas for meals when you’re training for an event. 97 MOOD FOODS Eating your way to better 40 focus and mental wellbeing. 100 HYDRATION What are electrolytes and 100 how to we top them up? 104 DIETS DEBUNKED Ruth Tongue investigates popular fad diets. 107 EATING CAREFULLY Food when you’re training with a medical condition. 49 110 ORTHOREXIA We interview Renee McGregor and sample her new book. REGULARS 22 86 GEMITA SAMARRA This month’s column. 67 TOM DYER Our columnist abroad. 92 87 WELLBEING NEWS outdoorsrdr.com 5 PICTURE PERFECT Autumnal sun It might be too late for reduced-price early bird entry, but it’s still worth looking into taking part in the Santorini Experience 5-7 October this year. A mix of swimming and running, this year’s programme includes a 1.5mile swim in open water from the volcano to the old port of Fira. Various running routes include 5km, 10km and 15km distances. Enter the running (€30), swimming (€30) or both and enjoy what this beautiful part of Greece has to offer! santorini-experience.com @ Santorini Experience by Babis Gkiritziotis Babis by Experience Santorini @ Photograph PICTURE PERFECT Liam Morrell Photograph World record! On 31 May, Fiona Quinn set out on a journey to become the first woman to stand-up paddleboard (SUP) across the Irish Sea. Setting off from Pembrokeshire on her Red Paddle Co inflatable board, she arrived in Ireland Fifteen hours later, triumphant! This has been part of a wider world record attempt to paddleboard the length of Great Britain, which she started on 23 April. She says, “When you look at life as an adventure and dare to do more, anything is possible.” For more: fionaquinn.com; redpaddle.com YOU, ME & TEAM GB… Located in London’s Green Park, GB Active is a boot camp with a difference. OutdoorFitness joined in a session to uncover its secret formula FEATURE KIRSTY READE 10 outdoorsradar.com TRAINING outdoorsradar.com 11 oot camps are undoubtedly and refuel in the afternoon, before doing an excellent way to stay GB Active sessions in the evenings. fit. You get a full body workout, After a good warm-up with Luke, we you get to enjoy the great jumped into two sets of running-specific outdoors and you get the strength and conditioning exercises, added benefit of somebody determined from a list by a random selection actively ‘encouraging’ you of numbers picked by the group.
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