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'You can't go into an ultra marathon thinking it will be easy' - interview with Tom Evans

The Way of the Runner - conversations on running with Adharanand Finn

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The Pros and Cons of Running a Marathon

You have an annual retainer that you get paid regardless and then a performance bonus, normally split about 50-50. You're spending 400 pounds a week on physio, which is a lot and you've got to be able to fund it. Do you think they should be sharing that a bit more with the elite athletes? Yeah, I think so. And there are working groups, Killian and Junet have set up a professional trail runners association to try and sort this out because you want to feel valued by the sport. That you're doing and by entering into a race, you want the organization to be excited about you doing it.

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