At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, British fans watched on intently as David Davies attempted to become the first man ever to win the men’s open water marathon.
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Liz Yelling knows a thing or two about running marathons. Having spent the best part of a decade competing in long distance events she has demonstrated the commitment and desire needed to run the agonising 26. 2 miles.
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Mixed Martial Arts is widely regarded as one of the toughest sports in the world, combining submissions and knock outs, it takes a dedicated individual to succeed.
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Beth Tweddle was asked by sportsvibe what physical requirements were needed to be a world-class gymnast.
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Jenson Button laughs at the widespread belief that racing drivers do not need to be as fit as most other athletes. “After all,” the newly-crowned Formula One world champion says, “all we do is sit in a car most days enjoying a drive.
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The world’s greatest sailor looks at you with thinly-disguised contempt when you suggest that the perception of sailing, and sailors, is that not an enormous amount of fitness is required, certainly not compared to that of many other sports.
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Back in 2007 Kyran Bracken, the England and Saracens rugby player, was wondering what he was going to do with himself as retirement beckoned.
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There will have been many over the past year envious of Rebecca Adlington as she collected two Olympic gold medals, an OBE, the crown of Europe’s top swimmer of the year, and a third place in the BBC TV Sports Personality of the Year award, but when she explains just what she has to...
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There is an old cliche in track and field: those who compete in either the men's 10-event decathlon or the women's seven-discipline heptathlon are jacks-of-all-trades, but masters of none. Carolina Kluft was the exception.
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 You might be forgiven for mistaking Victoria Pendleton for a long-distance athlete, so slender is her figure and small is her height, but do not be fooled by the extremely attractive exterior. The 28-year-old is a ferocious winner, as her medals cabinet at home in Cheshire will vouch.
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