Amazon.com are currently offering subscriptions to the two most popular “running” magazines on the market - Running Times and Runner’s World - for an amazing $1 an issue!
Each issue of Running Times offers shoe and apparel reviews, athlete profiles, in-depth articles and lots more to keep you motivated and running strong throughout the year. A one year subscription to Running Times gets you 10 issues for just $10 - a huge $39.90 saving off the regular price!
The January/February 2009 issue features all kinds of great stuff including Run Better in 2009: 6 Elite Habits You Should Learn, Build Strength and Speed This Winter with 5 Power Exercises, 4 Treadmill Workouts and 2 Cross-Training Options, Runners of the Year, Born to Run: How Distance Running Made Us Human and much, much more.
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The December 2008 issue of Runner’s World is packed with interesting articles including a winter shoe guide, Heroes of Running, regular Mind and Body column and the topical How to Spend Less on Running and Racing.
Subscriptions can be canceled at any time and you’ll receive a refund for issues that haven’t shipped by contacting the publisher Rodale Inc.
Seems like a great deal to me, so why not treat yourself or the runner in your life to a year filled with running tips, news and reviews! Great way to stay motivated when the going gets tough…
I know special offers are everywhere at the moment, but here’s one in case you’re looking to save money online at Barnes & Noble.com. The coupon code entitles the user to a 25% saving on one item and expires December 18th, 2008.
Released just in time for Christmas is the fantastic new Joe Calzaghe - My Life Story DVD; an intimate portrait of the man himself, with never-seen-before footage of Joe and his family. The brand new DVD is currently on sale at Amazon.co.uk for just $12.98 - don’t miss out!
See below for other Joe Calzaghe goodies you might be interested in…..
2008 was a huge year for Welsh Sport; three Olympic gold medallists in cyclists Nicole Cooke and Geraint Thomas, plus rower Tom James, swimmer David Roberts taking four golds at the Paralympics in Beijing and Joe Calzaghe taking his place as one of boxing’s all-time greats with two fantastic victories American greats Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jr at light-heavyweight.
Wales impressively won the RBS Six Nations Rugby Grand Slam and in football (soccer) Cardiff City reached the final of the FA Cup for the first time in 81 years.
However, it was rugby’s Shane Williams who picked up the 2008 BBC Wales Sports Personality Of The Year Award.
As well as helping secure Wales’ Grand Slam triumph, Williams won international rugby’s greatest personal accolade to become the International Rugby Board’s world player of the year.
The 31-year-old wing’s six tries won him the RBS Six Nations player of the tournament gong after he had scored decisive tries in four of Wales’ five tournament wins.
His score in the Six Nations decider against France was the 41st Test try of his career and beat Gareth Thomas in Wales’ all-time try-scoring list.
Congratulations to all the winners and keep flying the flag for Wales!
To enter the competition, answer a simple question relating to one of the Welsh Grand Slam games. The closing date is Thursday 18 December, 2008. Click here for more details.
If you’re not feeling lucky, or want to purchase the DVDs as a Christmas gift, Amazon.co.uk are currently selling the Wales Grand Slam Ultimate Edition Box Set for just £16.97 (£13.02 off the RRP; price correct on December 5th, 2008)
Wales celebrated their first scalp over a Tri-Nations side in 11 games as the Grand Slam winners beat Australia in a thriller at the Millennium Stadium.
World player of the year Shane Williams capped a fine week to finish a free-flowing Wales move in the third minute.
A breakaway Mark Chisholm try helped to put Australia ahead but a fine Lee Byrne score and 11 points from Stephen Jones saw Wales open a 21-13 lead.
Digby Ioane scored but Wales clinched the win Warren Gatland had demanded.
Wales survived a brutal Australian fightback in the final minutes to claim only their third success over one of the southern hemisphere’s “big three” since rugby turned professional in 1995.
So I have finished week 2 of the Sensa trial and now weigh 129.4lbs. The hardest thing for me is to remember to sprinkle it on my food, because I don’t use salt and pepper at all so this is not a natural thing for me to do once I sit down to eat.
I cant taste it at all, no aftertaste, nothing. I always finish my food, because I dont overeat. Here goes week 3….
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Update (December 5th):
Now on to my 2nd box of SENSA. Weight is holding steady at 129.6lbs.
I am getting into the habit of adding it to my food and am now only 4.6lbs away from my goal weight.
As I mentioned before overeating isn’t an issue for me, neither is eating things that I shouldn’t be eating, so I still cant tell whether http://www.trysensa.com/link/A0B089″>SENSA is working or a concerted effort to eat really clean foods.
Late last spring BMW announced plans to build and lease a fleet of battery powered MINIs starting sometime in 2009. Word on the street is that 500 commercial and private customers in California, New York and New Jersey will be the first to experience the all-electric vehicle early next year.
Amazingly the MINI E will reach 62 mph in 8.5 seconds and, according to BMW, can cover about 150 miles on a full charge of its lithium ion battery pack. Coupled with the 204hp electric motor, the all-new vehicle is sure to be a winner amongst MINI fans and non-fans alike…
Wales slipped to a narrow defeat against Germany in their 2010 World Cup qualifying Group Four match in Monchengladbach, with a Piotr Trochowski breaking Wales’ resistance in the 72nd minute.
Before Germany scored, Craig Bellamy forced a good save from Rene Adler and late on Chris Gunter should have done better with a clear sight of goal.
Wales slip to third in the table with six point from their four games so far and resume their campaign at home to Finland on 28th March, 2009.
FIFA World Cup European Qualifying : Group Four Table
15 October 2008
P W D L F A GD PTS
1 Germany 4 3 1 0 12 4 8 10
2 Russia 3 2 0 1 6 3 3 6
3 Wales 4 2 0 2 4 3 1 6
4 Finland 3 1 1 1 4 6 -2 4
5 Azerbaijan 3 0 1 2 0 2 -2 1
6 Liechtenstein 3 0 1 2 0 8 -8 1
Wales coach Warren Gatland and captain Ryan Jones have unveiled the debut kit from the WRU’s new official supplier, Under Armour.
The nation’s new look for the coming season features “dragon scale grippy” technology and highlights key national symbols such as the Welsh flag. The brand’s first international level rugby kit is engineered with lighter and more breathable fabrics to improve comfort and range of movement to help enhance on-field performance.
Inspired by the history and culture of the land, the American based performance apparel brand created a range of kit rooted in Welsh tradition. “Welsh red” is the predominant colour for the tight-fitting Home jersey, and the Welsh flag is stitched onto the jersey underneath the Welsh word “Calon” – meaning heart – on the inside back-neck of the collar. Additional details include “dragon scale grippy” technology for enhanced ball-handling ability, triple seaming construction for maximum durability, “chamois” textile inserts on shorts for improved handling in wet conditions, and position-specific fit for the players.
The new kit has undergone rigorous wear testing at national team training sessions and Gatland’s squad has played a pivotal role in fine-tuning the gear to ensure it meets their needs.
Late last spring BMW announced plans to build and lease a fleet of battery powered MINIs starting sometime in 2009. 
