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Why running is good for your career

Everyone knows it's smart to exercise, but there are some specific ways in which being a runner can make you a smarter worker.Kelvyn Steggles, a leadership development consultant and ...    

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Are you an honest exerciser?

I sit here with a glass of wine to write about the virtuous pastime of running with a clear conscience. Today I went to the gym. Not only did I set my alarm for 5.15am, get up when it rang and ...    

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Can you get faster as you get older?

I grew up in an age when once you reached a certain age (30 or 40, perhaps?), you scaled back your exercise regimen. You took up golf, tennis or bowls, not running. My parents called our neighbour ...    

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Are your new running shoes injuring you?

The arrival into my inbox of an alert about the new adidas Springblades got me wondering whether running shoes had finally gone too far. I mean, look at them.    

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Why you shouldn't plug in and tune out

How often have you nearly - or actually - crashed into someone who’s running haphazardly while plugged into a device, one that’s pumping loud music into their ears?

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Five ways to keep running when you’re out of routine

Easter is behind us, but for some lucky people the holidays just keep rolling on as Anzac Day conveniently lands on Friday. Not really worth coming into work for three measly days, is ...

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What to do with your tired running shoes

I am not a hoarder. The giant garbage bag full of clothes in my room awaiting delivery to a charity bin is proof of this. Recently I had a major wardrobe cull and it was a most satisfying ...

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The rules for running with dogs

Running with a friend can be fun, and running with your best furry friend can be even better. Not to mention time-efficient.Unfortunately for both of us, she is an ...

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Are you overtraining and under-performing?

Are you running long distances unnecessarily? Are you training for an event and unsure about how far you should be able to run to be race-ready?With the fun run season ...

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Do athletes make better employees?

You’re a runner, but does that make you any more interesting to a prospective employer? How far should you go when promoting your weekend warrior status on a resume?

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Time to sort out the race time debacle

I am not a fan of the twin-timing systems used at running events. Out with the “official” and in with the “net”, I say. It's confusing and annoying and I know that many ...

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Time to sort out the race timing debacle

I am not a fan of the twin-timing systems used at running events. Out with the “official” and in with the “net”, I say. It's confusing and annoying and I know that many ...

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Why running is good for your career

Everyone knows it's smart to exercise, but there are some specific ways in which being a runner can make you a smarter worker.Kelvyn Steggles, a leadership development consultant and ...

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Are you an honest exerciser?

I sit here with a glass of wine to write about the virtuous pastime of running with a clear conscience. Today I went to the gym. Not only did I set my alarm for 5.15am, get up when it rang and ...

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Can you get faster as you get older?

I grew up in an age when once you reached a certain age (30 or 40, perhaps?), you scaled back your exercise regimen. You took up golf, tennis or bowls, not running. My parents called our neighbour ...

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Image may be NSFW.
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Are your new running shoes injuring you?

The arrival into my inbox of an alert about the new adidas Springblades got me wondering whether running shoes had finally gone too far. I mean, look at them.

View Article

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Why you shouldn't plug in and tune out

How often have you nearly - or actually - crashed into someone who’s running haphazardly while plugged into a device, one that’s pumping loud music into their ears?

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Five ways to keep running when you’re out of routine

Easter is behind us, but for some lucky people the holidays just keep rolling on as Anzac Day conveniently lands on Friday. Not really worth coming into work for three measly days, is ...

View Article

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What to do with your tired running shoes

I am not a hoarder. The giant garbage bag full of clothes in my room awaiting delivery to a charity bin is proof of this. Recently I had a major wardrobe cull and it was a most satisfying ...

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The rules for running with dogs

Running with a friend can be fun, and running with your best furry friend can be even better. Not to mention time-efficient.Unfortunately for both of us, she is an ...

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Are you overtraining and under-performing?

Are you running long distances unnecessarily? Are you training for an event and unsure about how far you should be able to run to be race-ready?With the fun run season ...

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Do athletes make better employees?

You’re a runner, but does that make you any more interesting to a prospective employer? How far should you go when promoting your weekend warrior status on a resume?

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Time to sort out the race timing debacle

I am not a fan of the twin-timing systems used at running events. Out with the “official” and in with the “net”, I say. It's confusing and annoying and I know that many ...

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How runners can achieve a natural high

There are many ways to relax. Take drugs, for example; and it seems many Australians do. Figures released this month reveal more than 10 per cent of the working-age population regularly uses ...

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Help, my bum is disappearing

Have you noticed your butt is getting flatter, or disappearing altogether? And not in a good way, as in exercise-induced fat loss?Sure, you can blame age - gravity does cause bits of the ...

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