an objective set of criteria to judge every race. Each race has been marked out of 1000 (the number you will see after the race in the list). There were 200 points available for organisation and quality of course and 100 each for atmosphere, potential for fast
for the 100m freestyle and 1:03.29 for the 100m butterfly, so the 1500m swim will be longer than his usual competitive distances. But he will be prepared as he frequently covers the distance in training: "I find it quite a stress reliever: knocking out a mile
; then sail round the coast to invade the city from the south, where they hoped the gates would be opened to them by traitors within. The Athenians could only put up an army of 10,000 men, with no cavalry and no ships. Their allies from the tiny city state
and tracks that were supposed to lead us to the ridge of the Malverns.Steeple chase: the race was run against a backdrop of villages, churches and rolling hillsI suppose propelling us up a 1:4 incline bearing 10kg rucksacks at the height of a heatwave
between 0 and 100%, allowing us to rank them. This chart represents races that received between 7 and 14 responses. Race Overall score (2008) How many would do it again? No. of ratings (2008)1Paras 10, North Yorkshire When? September 14 Why
: the slip-on uppers dont even have laces.Wang Wei Hua the girl in question is one of 85 runners in Tianjiin province today. Our nationalities are as diverse as our abilities 11 from China, a majority from Denmark (home of the race organisers), half a
the 2007 Brathay 10 in 10 Challenge, and the Beachy Head, Snowdonia and Dublin Marathons.Malcolm Anderson (47) A New Zealander now living in Canada, Malcolm has run 20 marathons, 19 of which took place in the last 18 months. He has also written books
The first hour of 14...After approximately 51,000 arm-strokes, 24 miles, and 14 hours 15 minutes of swimming, I climbed out of the sea on to the beach near Wissant, France: a Channel Swimmer. At 3:20am on that Saturday, July 24, I’d got
was probably running about as fast as I could sprint. Well, thanks to the efficient wonders of the IAAF biomechanics team, I've been able to see the 100m splits for his last 1000 metres of the race. His last four 100-metre splits in 14.28, 13.75, 13.43 and 14.05