biggest test yet, but I did it in 1:41:31 - a PB by three and a half minutes and a replacement for my oldest PB. Pleased? You bet! I even managed to start slow and maintain my pace throughout, which is fantastic. I'm sure I could have gone faster, but I

granddaughter Keira was born at 1:07 p.m. weighing in at 7 lbs 9 ozs. I ran the next 200 yards to the next bank of portaloos, queued up and then burst into tears when I got inside. I burst into tears again as I crossed the finishing line, and again

. We kept each other going with songs, jokes and quotes from Star Wars!I wanted to come in under five hours, and made it by a whisker, sprinting the last 200 yards with energy I didn't know I had left.It was everything I wanted it to be and most of all

saddle that weighed less than 200 grams, in 1990. Manufacturers introduced gel-padding inserts (to soak up road buzz); reintroduced cutouts (to increase blood flow to vital arteries and nerves); and fiddled with shell technology."But by the mid-1800s

runner behind me stumbles into me and as I recover from his collision I feel my ankle give with a sharp pain. A couple of minutes later and there's nothing serious with the ankle, just a strain as I went over so it’s off again with the thought of 15 miles

and it took me 45 minutes, but I was so proud of myself that I thought I might burst. I still wasn't in remission but I was a different person from the girl stuck in the house for three months. I knew there had to be a connection between my recovery

inspired the trend in 1954 with epic sessions like 10 x 200 metres followed by 50 x 400 metres – a combined 13.67 miles of speedwork. Ambitious runners the world over have aspired to that imposing standard ever since, in a quest for that elusive PB

amounts of energy, they rely on different physiological systems. Whyte explains: "Sprinting for 200m relies almost entirely on the short-lived anaerobic energy production system, while running for 800m uses a 50/50 split of aerobic and anaerobic energy

three lap off-road course over undulating terrain.MUST-KNOW Don't be tempted to get in any last-minute swimming practise in the lake: the organiser's contract with South West Lakes Trust forbids it and you could be disqualified. FROM THE TOP "The beauty

number of techniques to ensure that they can both reap equal rewards from tougher sessions. Hills While Bruce runs 10 x 250m, Sue does 10 x 200m. They arrive at the top of the hill simultaneously and jog the recoveries together.Track intervals Bruce runs