rationale – one that might satisfy their gaping spouses and incredulous colleagues. Wait! They have it! They’re doing it for Charity! So even if they explode at mile five in a cloud of atomised vomit, they’ll still be heroes. It’s a no-lose situation.If I

, hero) has done his back in again. And my Achilles is playing me up something rotten.”“I can just picture it,” mused Sandra, drily. “Like an episode of Last Of The Summer Wine.” The course encompassed the whole of Dartmoor in a wide, sweeping circle

just minutes before the gun sounded, he seemed distant, alone and focused. There was little about him that suggested what lay ahead. Nothing distinguished him. This unlikely hero blended in with the other runners waiting to take on the challenge

of the Munsters – loving, but a little strange.I watched cartoons, too, and knew all the characters, from Huckleberry Hound, Deputy Dawg and Mighty Mouse to Tom and Jerry and Mickey and Minnie.One of my favourite cartoon characters was Popeye. Of all the heroes

400m hero Iwan Thomas, too. But there are lots of other reasons to sign up for this terrific 10K, now in its third year. The out-and-back road route winds through the city’s beautiful Sutton Park, and although there are a few cheeky hills around the 8

Untitled DocumentThe Runner's World Personal Best Awards aim to recognise and reward the products and services that have helped make your running so enjoyable and enriching.This year, to accommodate the Heroes of Running Awards, we had Awards

Further than a half-marathon, but not so long that it'll scupper the following week's training, the UK's 20-mile races are the unsung heroes of spring marathon training.Swap your usual long run for a 20-mile tune-up, and from busy start lines

. If you're a trail newbie, the clear signposting, firm trails and frequent water stations should ease you gently to a new terrain. With camaraderie to rival the original hero and his Merry Men, this is one forest run you won't forget in a hurry. Enter now

just after 7am to catch a train to Waterloo where I met up with my great training buddies, Paul (Joycey) and Darren, so that we could continue to get nervous in company!We were all part of Team Shooting Star - 55 heroes and a record high number

Today is a great day for Wales and an even better day for its hurdling hero Dai Greene. This afternoon Dai stormed home to victory in the 400m hurdles in the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, with an impressive time of 48:26. In the process he