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It's time for The
final Running Channel monthly show for 2021.
Brought to you by our friends at Wiggle.
Yes, it's December already, and Rick and I have got another bumper packed show for you.
We'll be taking a look at all of the latest running news, product launches, and
Father Christmas is making an appearance on the treadmill challenge with Zwift.
Can't wait to see that one.
I wonder he what is running knowledge is like.
We will also be answering your questions in Ask TRC, including
the age old debate for us blokes.
When running in winter,
Do you wear shorts, shorts over tights or shorts under tights?
I don't know.
And stay tuned to make sure you're paying attention right through the show because we've got a chance for you to win
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It's been a
quieter a month again for racing.
As the year starts to wind down, we've seen Santa dashes and turkey
Trots are plenty throughout December.
If you're taking part in any, please pop your pictures on social media and tag at running
channel in them would love to see them.
Yes, we absolutely would.
And thank you so much to all of you for getting in touch with us to tell us where you've been racing.
December saw the return of the Valencia Marathon after it was cancelled for 2020 due to
covid restrictions.
The race was won by the Kenyan Lawrence Cherono in two hours five
minutes and 12 seconds in blustery conditions.
And it was a Kenyan double at the event with Nancy Jelagat taking the win
for the women with a time of two hours 19 minutes and 31 seconds a
whopping 14 minutes off her PB.
What I know unreal and December also saw UTMB Thailand take
place with Running Channel presenter Sarah taking part in her very first ultra
so proud of you, Sarah.
The course is based around the highest mountain of Thailand Doi Inthanon with six different
distance options ranging from 14 kilometres all the way up
168 kilometres.
See how Sarah got on with her 54 kilometre race on the running channel real soon.
Seriously impressive stuff.
Where have you been racing this month?
Tell us in the comments and let us know what your race plans are for
2022 too.
Next up we have all the running news for December in Newsflash with Garmin.
Last month saw
another new men's half marathon world record set this time by Jacob Kiplimo.
The 21 year old clocked 57 minutes and 31 seconds as he
won the Lisbon Half Marathon road race, breaking the previous record set by
Kenya's Kibiwott Kandie
in Valencia in 2020 You might remember Kiplimo from when he won
bronze in the 10,000 metres at the Tokyo Olympics this year.
The men's road, half marathon records being broken every year since 2018,
sticking with the elites and Jamaican sprinter Thompson-Herah and
Norwegian 400m hurdler Karsten Warholm were named Athletes
of the Year at the World Athletics Awards 2021.
They were among 10 award winners announced during the virtual ceremony.
Also last month, rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield
completed a 101 mile run in 24 hours to
raise money and awareness of the condition, affecting one of his friends and former teammates.
In 2019, Rob Burrow was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, a condition
which affects the nerves in the brain and spinal cord.
Sim field around the distance from the club in Leicester, where he now coaches to the
home ground of his old team in Leeds, where Rob was waiting for him along with a
packed stadium and his family.
The route, which is pretty hilly, by the way, was split into just over 14
7 kilometre sections, with each one having to be completed within 60 minutes.
Sinfield says he already has his heart set on completing another gruelling
challenge, and he won't stop until a cure for the disease is found.
Inspirational stuff.
Yeah, big news from the world of parkrun.
And this month, as they announced that they will now accept your bar code on your phone
or watch face. Up until now, you could only bring your printed barcode or one of
their wrist bands or fobs.
I'm so surprised they've done this.
Yeah, Rick, I actually tried this on my phone at Daventry parkrun this month, and it worked a
treat, But I did take my regular key fob with me, just in case you don't want to risk it, not
scanning right.
It's time for the treadmill challenge with Zwift.
It's December.
Which means there's only one person who should be taking it on this month.
And that is Father Christmas himself or Santa maybe.
Yeah, Okay, Santa, are you ready to get
started?
Oh, I'm ready.
Okay.
Starting in 321.
Off we go.
Question Number one.
What do many runners go to with their barcodes on Christmas Day?
That's an easy one
parkrun.
Correct. Question
Number two.
What is the Guinness World Record for
Fastest marathon dressed as Santa Claus?
Oh, that's a tough 3 hours, 55 minutes.
No incorrect.
Two hours, 49 minutes and 21 seconds.
Put the speed up.
Next question.
Run Rudolph Run is a song by which artist?
I should know.
It's one of the elves?
No.
Incorrect.
Put the speed up. Next question.
Finish this Christmas song by singing the rest of the line.
I don't want a lot for Christmas.
I don't want a lot for Christmas.
There's just one thing I need. Correct!
Next question.
How many runners ran in the Guinness World record breaking Santa Claus
run on Virginia beach in 2016 to the nearest 1000?
Ooh I was there. 70.
Incorrect.
Put the speed up.
Next question.
What do you call a deer with no eyes?
A favourite of mine. No Eye Deer.
Correct.
Next question.
Which British long distance runner was born eight days before Christmas Day?
Oh, he must have been on the naughty list because I don't know that one.
Put the speed up.
It was Paula Radcliffe.
Next question.
If a snowman averaged five minutes and 30 seconds per
kilometre, how long would it take them to run 5k?
Oh maths, that's what the elf does.
32 minutes? Incorrect.
Put the speed up.
Next question.
What is a snowflakes
top speed in MPH
According to the Met office?
A snowflakes?
Yeah. Ooh 32 miles an hour?
That's so fast.
No incorrect, but the speed up its nine MPH.
Next question.
What is the running time of the film Elf in hours and
minutes? two hours and five minutes.
Incorrect.
Put the speed up, next question.
What is typically used for the nose of a snowman?
A carrot! Correct.
Next question.
Name the fourth reindeer in Santa's lineup.
Pluto. Incorrect.
Put the speed up. I'n done. Good job Santa.
How are you feeling?
Oh, a few mince pies
should sort me out.
But I er, best get back to the grotto.
Wow.
I think I've got competition in the Singing stakes there.
Wow!
Go on, Santa belting out a bit of Mariah Carey.
Favourite Christmas song.
Yeah, probably that one.
Really?
Yeah.
Mine's East 17.
Stay another day.
Oh, yeah.
Well, actually, I was just saying Mariah because it was easier.
But my favourite one is Krystal Burgers.
Spaceman came travelling, but no one's ever heard of him.
They haven't.
They haven't.
I'm gonna listen to that later.
So Santa's final time was three minutes and 11 seconds,
putting him overall in eighth position on the
leaderboard.
Top work there, Santa.
Very impressive.
We still have loads more coming up, including your chance to win a voucher to spend at show
sponsor Wiggle.
So don't go anywhere. Next though,
Let's take a look at the running launches for December.
Starting this month with an exciting update from Coros this month, they've launched the new Coros
training hub platform. It let's runners analyse metrics, communicate with a coach, plan
future workouts and form teams. Who doesn't love a deep dive
into their running stats? The platform integrates with the Coros app and pushes
workouts through to Coros watches.
It's available for free to all Coros users.
Before this you used to be able to programme workouts into your watch manually and then
upload your data to the APP.
So it's been in its testing stage since the beginning of the month and if all is well,
will be launched to the general public from the 31st of December.
Awesome. Kit now and Harrier have launched a new 10 litre
unisex race vest.
The Kinder vest has been inspired by fellow runners on Kinder Scout
in the Peak District, and so has extra space for tougher runs that need more kit
and supplies.
Sarah has been testing this one for us and says that like all Harrier vests, it
is super comfy and has pockets galore.
So thumbs up from her. Next up, adidas have launched their all new UltraBoost
22 which is designed specifically by an all women team to fit
the female foot.
There's a load of science that's gone into this shoe, but specifically it taps into an online database
of 1.2 million assertions from the info that they gathered.
Their design team identified key differences across instep height and he'll
anatomy as well as females.
Gait cycle trends to re engineer the ultra boost to better suit female feet.
adidas say it has an S curve heel, which basically is designed to let the Achilles tendon
move more freely.
And one thing to note is that we haven't had a pair to test, so we can't give you our first
impressions of the shoe ourselves.
They are available now online, though, and in most stores.
Fresh from surprising The Running Channels Andy Baddeley with 800 metres to go in our recent
Garmin Challenge, former 400 metres sprinter Iwan Thomas has been
working with our friends at The National Running Show documenting his journey
as he takes part in the gruelling Centurion running South Downs Way 100.
The documentary looks at how Iwan
has been motivated to raise money for Group B strep support.
That's after his son Teddy, was diagnosed with the disease and follows him on his 100
mile journey in sweltering conditions through the East Sussex countryside during the
summer.
It's such a good watch.
Sticking with the theme of new video releases, Salomon have launched a TV episode called Long
Shorts, following Solomon athletes Courtney Dauwalter and Francois D'Haene
as they tackle two of the toughest and most iconic 100 mile races
in the world, the Hard Rock 100 in Colorado and the ultra Trail du Mont Blanc in
Chamonix in France, it dives into what it takes to prepare to take on such a
mammoth task and gives an access.
All areas look at the athletes experiences.
You can find the documentary on Salomon TV and on YouTube and we've linked to it and the other
documentary in the description of this video to make it nice and easy to find.
What is it called long shorts, though not short shorts, because Courtney Dauwalter wears long shorts when she
races just famous for it.
All right, well, this is why I need you ultramarathon
extraordinaire.
Exactly.
Next up, it's time for the running channels resident physiotherapist Manni in the Physio
Room, who's answering all your questions about running this month?
It's a good one from Mike, who wants to know a bit more about prehab?
This is a real good topic for me at the moment.
And don't forget, if you have a question for money, don't forget to email it to
physio@therunningchannel.com over to your Manni.
Welcome back to the physio room with me, Manni.
And we had a question in from Mike who asks.
Are there ways to check for muscle imbalances?
Well, yes, Mike, there are.
And there's simple ways that you can do this at home.
The first test looks at how strong one leg is comparative to
the other.
All where you're going to do really simply is use the whole group
