completed her first ever race – a hilly, off-road 5K – and joined a local running club, we’d have to disagree. "I had no idea running was so popular," Karen admits, "I started exercising to lose weight and first visited the Runner’s World site for nutrition

1. London MarathonThe Flora London Marathon is genuinely a marathon for every runner. The huge field, large, enthusiastic crowds and party atmosphere appeal to first-timers, while the speed of the course and faultless organisation continue to draw

Where and when?Sunday, January 18, HampshireWhat is it?There is a patch of land in Aldershot that holds gruelling importance. It has been the scene for heroic James Bond action films, and the Army also test its new equipment and vehicles on it. All

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Runner's World Podcasts Flora London Marathon: A Runner's World Audio Special   Take Runner's World magazine with you while you prepare for the biggest race in the world. Listen to expert advice

Should I race a 5K and a half in the same week? JamesEarlJones I have a bit of a dilemma about a race tonight. It's a 5K road race around a closed-traffic cycle circuit. From September the circuit will be flattened to make way for the 2012 Olympic village

Your fame doesn’t end on marathon day - come and tell the world how the FLM 2008 was for you! Simply drop us a line with your story and we'll add it to our growing gallery of reader reports below.Here's an idea of the sort of questions you could

are helping endure week in and week out for many years, sometimes never recovering...." Read the full quote  Gemini Jill; 4:48 "...my success is due to RUNNERS WORLD, MY HUSBAND AND THE FORUM - thank you all!!..." Read the full quote TheChef; 4:49 "...Best mo

loved every minute, yes even that last 800m. However, seeing my workmates at mile 23 with James Cracknell, and giving them all a kiss and a hug gave me some extra inner energy which made the last three miles sadistically easy. The worst moment? Only

). The wonderful people that cheer, support and spur on the runners really make the event.Hurrah for the London Marathon!James Hunter, 4:14 --Best moment: running the first two miles beside a member of the 100-Marathon Club, who had run all 25 London Marathons