to balance the uncontrollable highs and debilitating lows, but after 20 years he had reached a point when he couldn't cope any longer."I was at breaking point and couldn't self-medicate any more," he explains. "I was an alcoholic and had ballooned to 20 stone

3:00 TO 4:00 (Page 9) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -->Jon Hull, 4:00What an amazing eventThe best part: every single mile, where spectators are cheering and routing for you. A truly democratic sport - what a feeling.The worst moment: about

started running about 18 months ago, initially to lose weight. I did my first 10K in September 08 in 55.32. I had a race today and finished in a PB of 43.31 - a full 12 minutes off my time in 13 months. If you join a club and stick with it you could

:48 and on that day I passed through the half at 1:47 and 25km at 2:09, which was also a PB. I think it works better for longer distances - I've done sub four minutes for 1K and 23 mins for 5K but never dipped under 48 for 10K. I can run fast for short distances

…‘I had miscalculated the dates! I had just over two weeks to train from running 0km to 10km! After that kick up the backside I went into overdrive, running 12 days out of the next 14. I managed to build up to running 5km non stop within three days

% of fat = 10lbs, then you'd have to have 1,000lbs of fat - which seems unlikely. And if 1% = 1lb, then you must have 100lbs of fat, which also seems unlikely. Stop worrying about percentages. If your clothes are looser and you feel better then it's working