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Dublin City Marathon Debut of the All New Pearl Izumi Streak Racer.

It is with pleasure we announce the Irish Debut of the Pearl Izumi Streak Racer in the 2007 Dublin City Marathon. Gary Crossans shoe of choice was the Pearl Izumi Streak Racer. Gary finished the Marathon this year in an excellent 2.26.58 and was extremely pleased with the performance of this Top class shoe. Read More

According to Gary "it is one of the most comfortable and better fitting Race shoes he has worn" and he really could not fault it.

Gary went on to say that he would highly recommend the Streak Racer and feels it would benefit many Athletes as their "Race Shoe of choice".

With some of the race shoes offering little or no cushioning, the Pearl Izumi Streak Racing shoes have our " Skydex Technology" forefoot for excellent foot strike and Toe off.

Gary Crossan has been Irish National Marathon Champion for four consecutive years. In 2002 he was the top Irish finisher in the Dublin Marathon clocking up a time of 2:20:16 and the National Marathon Champion in Belfast with a time of 2:24:20. He was the top Irish finisher at the 2003 Dublin Marathon, finishing 6th overall in a time of 2:20:27 and continued his championship tally with times of 2:24:07 in 2004 and 2:23:19 in 2005. He has also been Irish National Half-Marathon Champion.

Sir Roger Banisters breaking of the 4 Minute Mile. This is truly an Inspirational piece of Film......

Will Pearl Izumi Footwear make you run a sub 4 Minute mile ?... Only you can tell.

Try Pearl Izumi and feel the speed come into your feet.

- Running Quotations we like:

Let us know your favourite quote or the quotation that inspires You !

"It hurts up to a point and then it doesn't get any worse"

"The will to win means nothing if you haven't the will to prepare"

"I have always felt that long, slow distance produces long, slow runners"

"Tough times don't last but tough people do"

"I have met my hero, and he is me"

"Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired"

"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift"

"Man imposes his own limitations, don't set any"

"Humans are made up of flesh and blood, and a miracle fibre called courage"

"Run so hard you come in with bloody feet and missing toenails"

"Rapid motion through space elates one"

"Even if you fall flat on your face at least you are moving forward"

"There is no time to think about how much I hurt; there is only time to run"

"The longer the race, the shorter the champ"

"I don't believe in burnout. I believe in losing your appetite"

"Your shoes are only as good as the laces they're attached to"

"The greatest stimulator of my running career was fear"

"Run like hell and get the agony over with"

"Hard things take time to do. Impossible things take a little longer"

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Some Positive Thinking, from the experts, to make you feel better in yourself !

We have all felt completely wiped out before, for no real reason we just feel exhausted. There is actually always a reason or combination of reasons. Most likely, we just don’t realise or pay enough respect to what we are doing to our bodies. A good way of comparing how you treat your body is to relate it to a car. So, food is our fuel, doctors or health professionals are the mechanics and sleep is like having to recharge your battery. So, with that in mind would you expect your car to make a journey all the way to Scotland from London if you only half filled the tank with the cheapest poorest quality petrol available? If you never took your car for a service from the day you bought it, how long would you expect it to keep running before it broke down? Our bodies are infinitely more complex than a car yet we abuse them beyond belief and then get annoyed or act surprised when our body breaks down and we get colds or even injured through training.

So here are 20 top tips to keep you on track and feeling full of energy:

• Ensure you get the right amount of calories per day.

• Ensure your food balance is correct and made up of the right amount of carbohydrates, proteins and essential fats.

• Drink at least two litres of water per day, more if you exercise.

• Eat small meals throughout the day instead of nothing all day then a huge meal at night when you least need the energy before going to bed.

• Ensure you get enough quality sleep every night. Preferably seven hours uninterrupted.

• Take part in at least 30 minutes of activity everyday. It all adds up: walking to the shops instead of driving, taking the stairs instead of the lift or cycling instead of driving, all make a difference.

• Avoid cakes, biscuits and chocolate during the day as the high sugar content will cause energy peaks and troughs leaving you feeling wiped out.

• Avoid tea and coffee because of the caffeine it causes energy peaks and troughs.

• Bread can make a lot of people feel very tired shortly after eating, so try to cut down on sandwiches and see if that makes a difference.

• Eat the recommended five portions of vegetable or fruit per day.

• Try not to rely on alcohol as a means of unwinding of a night. It has very negative effects physically in terms of muscle recovery, weight gain and on sleep patterns. Or, if you can’t give it up, try and have a glass of wine rather than the whole bottle!

• Dedicate just a few minutes a day to doing some stretches. If your job involves sitting, using a computer or involves repetitive movements, muscles will tighten very quickly and this is often the cause of lower-back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain and more.

• Join a gym or try to start some sort of structured physical activity that gets you training about three times a week. Ideally this is on top of your 30 minutes of daily activity.

• Sit down and examine your work load. It could be the case you are trying to do more than you are capable of in terms of private life and work life.

• Appreciate any stress you are under and try to have time periods where you are not carrying problems around with you constantly. This is another advantage of the gym; for that couple of hours you don’t think about work related problems.

• Sit down with your partner and / or business colleagues and look at time management. There are always ways of cutting work load by increasing communications and working together better.

• Consider having a therapeutic or sports massage once a fortnight. Again it helps keep tension out of the muscles and gives you time to yourself to switch off

• A hobby is another really good escape route from stress. If you don’t have time, you may have an unsustainable work load which could result in illness.

• Plan frequent short breaks. Even if you just get in the car and decide to drive somewhere you have never been to before. The old saying, 'a change is as good as a rest’ is true.

• Try not to put to things off. If you take action against something rather than delaying it you will get a lifting sense of achievement and a positive feel.

• Make a list of all the things that are bothering you and plan when you can sort them