2000-strong field. Richard White: "An excellent 10K. Fast, flat and through the nearby park. My highlight was running down the wing at the Millenium Stadium for the final 300 metres." L1310K, Merseyside, October 10 First they built two famous football

’re almost ready to go. Here’s you’ll find out where the phrase ‘don’t try to run before you can walk’ comes from. Unless you’ve been doing a cardiovascular sport – something like tennis, football, or regular aerobics classes – you should almost definitely

Should you snog before you jog? Athletes traditionally abstain from sex before big competitions. Muhammad Ali wouldn't do it from six weeks before a fight, while footballers in the 1970s adopted the mantra: 'Nothing after Wednesday if you're playing

,” says Nathaniel. “Strangers become your best friends, but most importantly they believe in you. Now I’ve got a job and goals.”It’s hard to be young these days, Charlie thinks: “We had people we looked up to – not pop stars or footballers – but older

it’s hilarious. In 90 minutes, you can get in an hour on the treadmill and a 20-minute circuit-training session on the weight machines – an excellent all-round work-out.9 Give them the run-around. While the children are playing football (or whatever

arrange events within your workplace, such as a bike ride or golf day to raise funds for the charity.Charity nightI held a charity night within the town which Welsh football legend John Hartson attended.During this night, raffle and auction items raised a

.Foundation buildingBikram is the perfect foundation for any sport, particularly high-impact ones. Its help in preventing injuries means you’ll be able to enjoy high-impact sports such as running, rugby and football for longer, which is why so many athletes make it a

. He looked gutted.The most memorable moment was seeing my football hero Tony Cottee struggling out of Docklands and, as a fellow runner for the Bobby Moore Fund, giving him a "gee-up."For future events, I will train properly rather than doing one run a

or four times a week.The fit cross-trainerEven if you do other sports such as cycling, canoeing or football, marathon running is different because you will be supporting your own bodyweight and hitting the road 8000 times an hour for hours on end. Your

and Stanley Matthews football shorts. My compatriots here at the Hotel Bunda, Davos, giggle nervously and do that ‘scary’ thing with their eyes and fingers. But as a newly registered entrant in the Zen UltraMarathon of Life, I don’t see what all the fuss