are assigned to help ‘Youngers’ like Nathaniel Cole, 21, who admits he had no direction before joining RDC. Tonight, a previously overweight Nathaniel accepts a medal for a 1:37 half marathon. But that’s only part of it. “The Crew has opened up new paths for me

minutes. From Antarctica to Sydney, Richard ran 295K (183 miles), flew 43,000K and encountered temperatures ranging from -15C to 33C. His visit to London also coincided with the most snow Britain had seen for nearly 20 years yet undeterred he ran doggedly

.And yet the intense feeling of relief that overwhelmed me on that occasion was nothing compared to the all-suffusing ecstasy I experienced as I tottered off Queensboro Bridge into Manhattan at Mile 16 of the New York City Marathon.It was the contrast, I

by helping you cover more miles with less effort,” says strength and running coach Paul Collins, author of Dynamic Dumbbell Training (£14.94, Meyer & Meyer). “A weakness in these muscles is often a precursor to injury.”To shore up your black spots and make

’were ’is next door neighbours, like. To make things worse, he were sick on their cat.”“Aye. He ran a crackin’ race next day though. Knocked three seconds of t’ Commonwealth 10,000m record, as I recall.”“Four, actually.”“Ah,” says the angel on my left

in case I had hypochondria. I get it when I’m meditating, too. I’m supposed to count out 10 breaths while concentrating wholly on my breathing. If my mind strays to anything else – Ducati motorcycles, the size of mangoes, the Shania Twain video – then I

In the last 20 years, running has become inextricably entangled with fund-raising.Correct me if I’m wrong, but until the first London Marathon we ran only for ourselves. When we turned up in the rain to plod round the Cabbage Patch 10, the last

, 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

.BEST NEW EVENT Leeds 10K Jane Tomlinson's Run For AllIn a single year this city-centre charity run has evolved from a germ of an idea into a solid fixture on the running calendar. Just over 8,000 ran in 2007 and in 2008 it filled 11,000 places four months

Tri idiots (heroes) need a complete rest day because we need our arms for bike and swimming. But if you're marathon only, and you're not weight training your legs, upper body training shouldn't be an issue. If you were complaining of fatigue