edgy. Don’t believe the conservationists when they tell you all the interesting animals are extinct. The woods are crawling with stuff. Stuff that bites you, stuff that stings you, and stuff that just crashes around and scares the shit out of you. (It

for several decades, and in at least 20 species of animals. His favourites are the wallabies and kangaroos that actually consume less oxygen when running fast than when running slowly. Weyand has run more than 60,000 miles himself, with a best 5K of 14:41, so

bodhisattva like myself, you should start training early.Start with something more modest – say, Man v Guinea Pig – then work your way up through the animal kingdom.Good luck. Or ddiddorol o drefytedaeth gwrthdaro, as we say in Wales.

animals and like to do things together. Our hunter-gatherer ancestors didn’t run alone and neither should we.7. Make time to runIf you use lack of time as an excuse for not running, sit down and ask yourself a few questions. Am I really working all

worked for about a billion runners since Palaeolithic Man started stalking wild animals in East Africa 150,000 years ago. It still works today. Craig Beesley is proof of that.When Beesley began running two years ago, he could only manage 30 seconds at a

and they require different kinds of animals to perform well." For one thing, the top Tour riders weigh 12 to 20 kilograms more than the top marathon runners; Armstrong checks in around 75kg while Paul Tergat is 62kg.To gain a better understanding of cycling, I

-adaptation principle is deeply rooted in human physiology, and has worked for about a billion runners since Palaeolithic Man started stalking wild animals in East Africa 150,000 years ago. It still works today. Craig Beesley is proof of that.When Beesley began running

inspiring than doing one of the biggest, brashest marathons of them all – The New York City Marathon – with my mum and sister. We're from South Africa so we each wore a headdress made from an African-animal stuffed toy and a colourful feather duster (we

. Not badly, but enough to end up with blood running down my leg. Is it best to call the police or the council, under animal welfare? – knackeredThe police. You might want to photograph the wound for evidence, in case they manage to find the dog or its owner

. I cried with happiness at the finish, so I feel like I've got to do it one more time, if only for a decent photo! I'm looking forward to the support and general nattering on the forum, and us Super Sixers feel like a bunch of mates already. Those