camper van support set up with James and Mark. Mark is my father in law and is a retired doctor, and James is a very old school friend. I couldn’t have gone at the record or done what I did without those guys.How did you find running in the dark?I like

to the Mall are Green Park (on the Jubilee line from the Docklands) or St James's Park (on the Circle and District lines from Embankment). There are some line and station closures over the marathon weekend - check www.tfl.gov.uk/journeyplanner for more

, an exercise physiologist and triathlete from James Madison University in the USA, completed a study that found cyclists drinking C+P products lasted 29 per cent longer (on a first ride) and 40 per cent longer (on a second ride 12 to 15 hours later) than C

fire to an ongoing medical debate about another film character. James Bond's good health and virility are the stuff of legend, and in 1999, two Canadian researchers proposed an explanation for Agent 007's vigour. In the British Medical Journal

slower rate of improvement? – JamesEarlJonesLearn about your lactate thresholdA long time ago, I ran a 2:50 marathon off three or four runs a week (I guess I was probably averaging 25 miles a week), and then one 20-mile run the week before. I was never

.Thanks to this popularity, many of us know a few facts about the race: that water is rationed; that it claims to be the toughest footrace in the world; that blisters turn many runners' feet into little more than raw flesh; that James Cracknell became the highest placed Brit

, blocks of strawberry jelly, washed down with plenty of water, Lucozade, anti-flams and painkillers, I was ready for the sprint.  At 22 miles, I knew I was almost there, just the cobbles at the Tower of London, Victoria Embankment and St. James's Park

for the third consecutive year in 2010 completing the total distance in 19:55:08, has won four MdS titles. The most successful British competitor is double Olympic gold medalist James Cracknell who finished 12th in 2010. You may have seen the documentary aired

't improve when time is limited.TRAINING SMART      Plenty of triathletes with full-time jobs and families have gone on to achieve great things in endurance sport. James Gilfillan, for instance, is a busy town planner for Poole Council in Dorset. He

are available and safe. A change of scenery can be surprisingly inspiring.3. See starsRun at night with a torch. It worked for Carl James, who picked up the habit while training for a two-day adventure race. “Running with a light is a completely new experience