of the others had stuck around in the cold waiting for me made me quite moist-eyed.”If you want to reduce your chance of coming last, generally speaking, the higher the race turnout, the slower the back-markers (see 'How Slow Can You Go', below). As forum

crowds may not be as large as in previous years, but with more than 2,500 RW members signed up already and an enthusiastic forum buzz surrounding the event, its reputation as a top-notch Northern half-marathon holds strong.More Half-Marathon highlights

such a buzz on our forums. In fact, the race route forgoes the tarmac promenades, and instead remains inland, twisting along rural country roads, farm tracks and the odd bumpy bridle path through the Great Wakering and Stambridge area. Its predominantly

Your fame doesn’t end on marathon day - come and tell the world how the FLM 2008 was for you! Simply drop us a line with your story and we'll add it to our growing gallery of reader reports below.Here's an idea of the sort of questions you could

that he will keep a food diary for a week - I will then analyse this and report back in the forums. I'll be looking at what he is eating for his main meals and also what he is eating in and around his training sessions. That way, I'll be able to provide

Goal: sub-3:00 Mentor: Paul Evans Sport Scientist: Gareth Turner Forum nickname: just back from a run Age: 30 Running for: 22 years No. of marathons: 2

shouting 'come on Kitty, not far to go' was amazing, just because they were total strangers willing me on. It was also great to meet other forum members at the start - and thank you especially to Plodding Hippo who helped me keep calm and gave some sound

piece (well minus 2 toenails). I wasn't sure if I was going to get through the training, let alone the day, due to a problem with my IT band, but thanks to plenty of massage and good advice from others on the RW forum, I was there at the start with 35

. We also eavesdrop on the RW forums – this allows us to get objective feedback in addition to our internal, subjective feedback." EH: "You’ve always got to think about going forward and try to be innovative. We were the first to introduce prize money

plate and the police were duly called. They responded quickly and I gave a report of injuries and treatment to an armed officer who treated the incident very seriously. – Helegant back in trainingJoin the threadMAKING SLOW PROGRESSI do not know why but I