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Top 5 Blogs Of 2016

We’ve had a look at our site analytics and come up with our Most Popular Blogs of 2016 among readers. To make life easy for you we’ve put them all into one page for you to enjoy!

No.1 – Athletes Running On Empty: Hitting The Walltired-runner

In this piece we get to grips with the concept of “hitting the wall”.

With the input of three ultra-runners, the blog tells you what an athlete experiences when their body has burned all of its available energy and begins to shut down.

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No. 2 – Sports Injuries: A Spanner In The WorksInj2-2

Nothing is more frustrating than being out of action through injury.

In this piece we get the lowdown from Olympians and Paralympians about the pain, suffering and mental anguish that goes hand-in-hand with injury. Don’t worry, there’s some advice on beating injuries too!

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No. 3 – Top 5 Sporting Moments Of 2016Screen-Shot-2016-12-06-at-14.32.29

We were given a phenomenal year of sport in 2016. As difficult as it was, we managed to narrow it down to the best of the best and give you the Top 5 Sporting Moments of 2016.

Read the full countdown here

 

No. 4 – Loneliness Of The Long Distance RunnerRunner-L-2

In a form of sport that pushes every atom of human effort to its limit, we delve inside the minds of two ultra-runners and learn just what makes them tick. This blog is an eye-opening read into the mentality of long-distance runners.

You won’t believe some of the thoughts that go through their minds!

Read the full blog here 

 

No. 5 – Sponsor Athletes, Not Officials – Use Crowdfunding34181_orig-1024x682

Corruption has been incredibly prominent throughout the sporting world in 2016. The Rio Olympics was the epitome of the sporting world’s largest demon.

This article details the unfathomable amount of corruption during the games and demonstrates just how important sports crowdfunding is to athletes if they are to succeed in the current sporting environment.

Read the full blog here

 

Special thanks got to Jessica Lamb and Gareth Reynolds for creating all this great content.

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