? Credibility. Of course ambition, the joy of running and personal challenge all played their part. But when the Road to Beijing project culminates at the finish line of this year's Flora London Marathon, I will be able to look back and say I gave it everything
. After taking part in the 1982 London Marathon, he was inspired to start his own event to raise money for needy causes, on the rolling hills and streets of his hometown.Two years later, the Hastings Half-Marathon was born. The toughness of the hills
, and was told he would never walk again.And yet barely fourteen months later on April 26 2009, he found himself standing on the start line of the Flora London Marathon - having defied both the predictions and orders of his doctors - ready to fulfil his pledge
1998, I saw all the Flora London Marathon finishers names in the The Times and thought, Wouldnt it be great if I could be listed next year? Id just started running casually, and this was the push I needed to try to improve every week, says Matt
’re concerned is the Flora London Marathon.""Some of the threads are pretty zany but there is a lot of very good, consistent training advice from dedicated runners too. Ask them a question and you might be given three different answers to choose from."A regular
of which should put an end to no sex complaints.Top tip Convince your partner to start running, tooITS RAINING OUTSIDEMass-participation events such as the Flora London Marathon, Race for Life and the Nike 10K lead to a seasonal upturn in the number
of women who say they've actually run better after having sex before a race," says Milroy. There might even be some evidence to back up his claim: a survey of 2,000 runners at the Flora London Marathon revealed that the runners who'd had sex the night
. The time was also an age-group British record, and is good enough to put her on the elite start at the 2006 Flora London Marathon alongside the slightly younger likes of Paula Radcliffe.It’s running in such youthful company, albeit generally on a more
