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worried about having a hysterical laughing fit when I see all the Santas running around and not being able to run properly. – redruthThink I may well end up walking a lot if the ankle can't take it. I will crawl over that finish line in my Santa suit if I

feeling very excited about racing in London.  She knows she is fit and that she has trained very consistently.  This is half the battle with marathon training.  Consistency is key - isolated stellar workouts don’t make a great marathon finish. Sue’s long

was panic. I don't run. I'm 36. I've never run. Once a week doing weights and occasional sparring sessions were the beginning and end of my fitness routine. I'm not overweight, but I'm not super-fit by any stretch of the imagination.But I couldn't back out

Flora London Marathon.This is the part when the nerves are fighting with the excitement of being here, one part of me is saying 'what are you doing here among all these super-fit looking people?' while another bit of me is saying 'you've trained for it

if you’re only interested in fitness, a longer-than-usual weekend run is the perfect fat-burner, and is often more a social gathering than a training session.But what is the specific purpose of a long run? Is there a perfect long-run distance? And how

of running five or six one-mile reps at 10K pace, but just remember that you have to do this, without any rest, in a race anyway. Try to fit in at least one session a week, and mix pure speed sessions with speed-endurance sessions for the best of both worlds

:General: Perfect if you've got a running question or point that won't fit into another folder. There's some non-running chat in here, but it mostly belongs in the 'Unofficial RW Forum Running Club ' folder (below) Beginners: A total safe haven for newcomers

two years ago, he could only manage 30 seconds at a time, followed by four and a half minutes of walking. But he didn’t let his lack of fitness discourage him. He simply repeated the cycle eight times (for a total of 40 minutes), and made sure he did

. The setting couldn't have been better, with the warm, clear water and the surrounding mountains acting as a fitting backdrop.The night before the race, time was spent making last-minute bike checks, laying out kit, preparing race-day food and generally keeping