attracted more than 700,000 women to more than 200 events, and raised more than £50 million for research into cancer. Cancer Research UK has also launched a successful 10K programme and continues to work closely with teams of runners and fundraisers at major

as much as they love running. Don’t forget to recycle your old trainers too!Good for: eco-warriors iPod Touch with Nike+ sensor, (iPod Touch £169.99, Nike+ iPod Sport kit £10.99) www.nike.com/nikestore The iPod Touch is one of the flashiest

the schedule (week 12 Wed run from seven miles to six miles and long run 21 miles to 20 miles; week 13 long run 20 miles to 17.5 miles; week 14 long 18 miles to 12 miles; week 15 long run 12 miles to 10 miles) as I was feeling wiped out at that point.My long

heart-rate strap, though it was difficult to get a signal with this. It has a fan, although this was not very effective.Tunturi T60F, £1,500 Running area 51cm x 138cmMotor 2.5HP Top speed 12.5mphContact www.tunturi.co.ukThis was easy to get going

own plan on the calendar which will then synchronise with the watch on connection. These plans can be as in-depth or vague as you like (for example, run at 10mm pace for one mile, then 10 intervals of 400m at 8mm pace followed by two minutes at 12mm

though, it does the basics well enough.Contact www.timex.comTimex BodyLink Trail Runner £180 Tested by Big KevFeatures Simultaneous display of heart rate and speed distance, 2 linked interval timers, latitude, longitude and altitude, navigation

. Liz Yelling Liz has been competing as a top international athlete for more than 15 years. In 2006, she won the Bronze medal in the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and she has twice represented Great Britain in the Olympics (Athens 2004 and Beijing

finalist in the 10,000m in both the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 and Atlanta Olympics in 1996. He then went on to win the Chicago Marathon in 1996 with a career best of 2:08:51 - a time that, to this day, consolidates his place in the UK Marathon All Time Top

Where Negril, Jamaica When December 6, 2008 First Man Linton McKenzie 2:40:08 First Woman Arieta Martin 3:28:16 Last Finisher 8:04:48 No. of Finishers 102Sun lounger to 45 degrees: check; footballer's autobiography in hand: check; delicious

of the ‘barefoot revolution’, the shoe manufacturers who sold – and still sell – cushioning and motion-control footwear are jumping fully on board. This seemingly uneasy alliance has created a barefoot/minimalist industry worth £1.1 billion, but the question