position rather than basing my plan on time because the course is tough here and there are no pacemakers. Mary Keitany and Shalane Flanagan are also making their NYCM debut so the competition should be good. They're fast over shorter distances. Sometimes
to win another gold medal to add to my European medal from Barcelona. It's going to be tough and I've got strong competition but I have as good a chance as anybody, so I'm aiming for gold.What did the Barcelona gold mean to you?It meant everything. It had
– I always ran to clear my head.I’m not particularly competitive when it comes to sport. Running means I can set my own benchmarks, and reach the goals I set on my own terms.In 2001 I signed up to do New York, my first marathon. It was less than two
Sally Gunnell became the golden girl at the Barcelona Olympics with her 400m hurdles win. A year later she became World Champion and smashed the world record. Her fierce competitiveness and sunny personality on screen have made her a household name
that there's domestic competition. She's young and she's keen, and I love that because it pushes everyone else to do well. That's how you get an excellent crop of sprinters. It's a bit boring when there's just one person dominating and you really want
of what I'm about to do. That calms me down. But as the competition progresses and the stakes get higher, you get these thoughts in your head: 'What if things go wrong?'"Subscribers can view the rest of the Runner's World's exclusive interview with Jess
way to start an interview but, as is soon apparent, if there's one thing the multi-talented 25-year-old athlete doesn't do with aplomb, it's dull.We've just met at St Pancras station in London. Jess has arrived by train from her home in Sheffield
Up until now, Tom has had a relatively low profile, due largely to a knee injury following his duathlon success. In fact, it took three years of treatment and then surgery before he could return to competitive sport."The first three to six months were
do you pace yourself? Do you stick to a predetermined pace or do you have a strategy that depends on what the competition is doing and how you are feeling? John Corrigan, CreweA. This is part of training. I train my body to race a certain
? It's important to keep strong in the gym so that I can get the most out of each swimming stroke, but it’s by no means the core of my programmeTell us about the open water events coming up?The main competition I’m working towards is the World Championships
