When: October 16 2011Where: Palma, MajorcaFirst Man: Mark Dalkins (2:34:17)First Woman: Sonja Oberem (2:51:53)Last Finisher: 6:00:35No. of finishers: 9205 (across the marathon, half-marathon, 10K and kids' events)White sandy beaches lined with palm trees, beautiful harbours jam-p...

With just days to go now until the race - I fly out to Morocco on Thursday - it is all getting very real!I had some pacing commitments for RW last weekend in Hastings; it saw me pit my wits against the notorious Hastings hill, which was not I was particularly looking forward to g...

I love my food; I just don’t like carrying it, who does? It’s heavy and awkward to the extent that I even hate coming out of Tesco and walking to the car with bags – that’s how much I hate carrying food.Now my problem with the MdS is that part of the running ‘experience’ is that ...

After a tricky last couple of weeks, battling a few niggles and sitting on my arse, I’m back running. Following on from the Endurancelife Coastal Trail Series in Devon, I had a low-key week as planned with a few short runs and a longer run at the weekend.I started the day of my l...

This week my attention turned to kit – whilst I’m busying myself covering weekly mileage it’s dawned on me that something’s missing – a back pack filled with a week’s supply of calories and sleeping equipment! Our friends at Salomon have provided me with a robust rucksack that wi...

means I've piled on the weight and am embarrassingly unfit. I'm hoping that the Hyde Park race will be the impetus for me to kickstart my fitness routine and ditch the extra stone I'm carrying. If nothing else, I've seen how competitive James is, and he

'm confident that I can complete the 20K and even enjoy it. The bad news is that there's still a lot of work to go, especially if I'm going to be able to live up to James' competitive zeal.

of the race.The crowds were brilliant and so supportive - just having people yell your name was fantastic.  Macmillan Cancer Support made you feel like a celebrity when you ran past them and I met an old friend at about Mile 17 too!Seeing Steve, Will, James

that wouldn’t invite the derision of our friends and relations.The fear was fuelled by a meeting in the Yorkshire Grey, at which James Henderson, a veteran of last year’s event in Mauritania, described his experiences with a chilling matter-of-factness. Some

could go on forever. I still remember seeing a small child about half way through the race and he put his hand up saying 'High five James', I ran past him without a chance to give the high five back as I saw him late, I wished I had seen him earlier