that performance doesn’t matter. People who routinely finish races before I reach halfway sometimes believe that all that matters to me is being out with friends on an easy jog with water tables and police protection. That is not the case.I get the greatest

group around the Flora London Marathon. He's published some great books and has his own cool websiteJULIE WELCH1. Someone has to finish lastBut chances are it won’t be you. I avoided races for a whole year because I assumed they were only for people who

Extract from No Need For Speed by John Bingham (Rodale International Limited, £8.99). To order direct from Runner's World for the special price of £7.99 (inc P&P), call 0800 731 0622 and quote 55174-0.Those who know me well know that I enjoy

’s limping. He’s straining. He’s growling and sweating and suffering while Bingham is cruising.The Penguin eases alongside. The race is so short there isn’t time to engage the other runner. No time to either toss a one-liner (“This course is too pretty

.Maybe you feel the same. And really, even if you’re a highly competitive runner who trains hard and races every weekend, you still depend on those easy days to be just that: easy. Whether you are running purely for health and fitness or are gunning

In the December issue of RUNNER’S WORLD, we introduced you to three intrepid volunteers willing to let us train them up from being absolute beginners to running the Flora London Marathon in April. You’ll be pleased to know that, after six weeks

little tenderness Sure, runners have to deal with occasional aches and pains. Especially beginners. However, these are temporary complaints, and don't lead to long-term damage. Last summer, the Archives of Internal Medicine published a study on a group