© Getty Images If 26.2 miles just isn't enough, an ultra could be the race for you. Races longer than a marathon, ultras range from 30 miles to hundreds of miles and take place in hundreds of beautiful locations from Sussex to the Sahara
chance to wave at your fellow competitors and this time you’ll be the heroes – as you approach the City Pride pub, you’ll see runners who are up to three miles behind you. The route becomes congested for a while through the twisty bits past the 244m tall
Before The MarathonYou have no appetite at breakfast You need to take in 400-600 pre-race calories to replace what your body has burnt since you last ate. Because the marathon starts at 9.30am, some runners find they need to eat at 5.30am; others
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
