, but you need to remember that 13 more miles is still a long way, and you’re halfway in distance, but not in effort. Runners can go from from ‘hero to zero’ in the next seven miles, so stay relaxed, hold your pace for now, and don’t become one of them

other racer has passed. Many forumites agree with RW forum member Jonathan: “In my opinion, the true heroes of races are the marshals. While we can keep warm by keeping moving, albeit slowly, they often stand out in foul weather conditions

's my running hero Being on camera FOUR times (I'm the one being overtaken by Martin Lel at 25 miles and John Brown at the very end) Breaking my target time of 3 hours (it's taken me 4 attempts) Crossing the finish line before Big Ben struck 12 o

. 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

before the finishing line - what a sense of achievement!I cried at the start, each time I heard a band playing, when one old lady in Deptford shouted out that we were all heroes, and when I went over the finishing line I was crying hysterically, only

. I have 'Billy' on my shirt, bright blue hair (the result of some misguided bet). Over the next 26 miles, I hear ‘Go Billy Go’; ‘Billy, you are our hero’; ‘Blue Billy we love you’; and it’s me they are shouting at, encouraging me at the low points

. The Friends of Mick'n'Phil Half-Marathon (98%, 99%, 60 ratings)Where? Warwickshire When? March 8 Proof that running is really a team sport, this new race - in support of former RW Heroes Of Running Mick Curry and his chronically ill son Phil - was organised

and Canary Wharf....By mile 15 my legs were really heavy, and no amount of water, bananas, energy gels or jelly babies (provided by the heroes of the RW support team) were waking them up. I had felt much better than this in training, but it wasn't 18 degrees

managed to catch up with Superman, and Robin was way behind. Neither Wonder Woman was female. And it was great to see Mr Incredible staking a claim for the next generation of heroes.And gents, please, do not underestimate the power of jogger's nipple. I

are inexperienced. Do some runs at marathon pace and try to get some races in to increase your knowledge about your pace and ability.Q. I'm running a marathon a month in 2012 for Help for Heroes (two half-marathons a month in the first six months and then a marathon