The official ballot for the iconic Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon was opened today. To mark the occasion a pack of giant squirrels scurried around the capital's iconic landmarks.Sara Lom, Chief Executive of the Royal Parks Foundation

In November 2012, Scottish GP Andrew Murray ran seven ultra-marathons on seven continents in five days, 13 hours, 28 minutes, beating the existing record by almost a day and a half.

:58, 2:14 and 2:29. Just register for the event to join in.Great North West half-marathon, Blackpool, 24 February 2013Silverstone half-marathon, 3 March 2013Lv Brentwood half-marathon, 24 March 2013Virgin London Marathon, 21 April 2013

Busy Lifestyle - MelanieFollow on the forum: MelaniejayneTarget: A sub 4.30, although to complete and enjoy the marathon would be my ultimate target.Marathon PB: I haven’t completed a marathon yet. Although I did my first half marathon in November

much more accessible. It’s a very honest sport: put the work in and you usually get the rewards. And if you don’t, there is usually a good reason for it. Here are the 12 golden rules that I have learnt in three and a half decades of marathon running.1

Tomlinson’s For All Events, which already hosts Leeds, York, Hull and Pennine-Lancashire 10Ks and the popular Leeds Half Marathon. The company was founded by the Tomlinson family in the name of late campaigner Jane Tomlinson CBE, who raised over two million

A Scottish GP has run 7 ultra-marathons on 7 continents in 5 days, 13 hours, 28 minutes beating the existing record by almost a day and a half. Andrew Murray, 32, of Edinburgh started his epic challenge in Antarctica where he battled extreme sub

First Timer - SteveTarget: sub 4:00.Marathon PB: This will be my first.My strengths: I’m a very positive person – for me, the running drink is always half full. I’m also extremely determined and have a huge desire to succeed - I’ve just completed a

and he is determined to take a sizeable chunk off his 3.44 PB.  His 10K and half-marathon times say it's possible – so the challenge is to get those times to translate to the longer distances. One of Ady’s greatest strengths is that he doesn’t fear

comes too, so we sprint when we see a squirrel and we stop when we need a drink from a muddy puddle.However, in opposition to that I'm pretty competitive when it comes to racing and do quite well, except in the marathon. My best half time is 1.28, yet my