.But it was this runner’s first encounter with himself. You see, Andrew was only eight years old. And suddenly, two and a half miles into a 3.1-mile race, he had to confront himself. Like so many of the adults around him, Andrew had to decide if he was willing to confront

.But it was this runner’s first encounter with himself. You see, Andrew was only eight years old. And suddenly, two and a half miles into a 3.1-mile race, he had to confront himself. Like so many of the adults around him, Andrew had to decide if he was willing to confront

I went to support a few club mates in a local 10K recently and watched the kids' fun run before the main event. What struck me as I clapped and cheered 100m from the finish was that all the children - fast, slow, fat and thin - crossed the finish

was an achievement beyond expectations.Q. Your fastest 100m in five years took place in Delhi [10:15]. Now you are fully recovered from injury, how much more can we expect your times to tumble?A. To be running my fastest time in five years in October is very

I was an old man when I started running. Not that 43 is all that old, it’s just that I was living an old man’s life in an old man’s body, dreaming an old man’s dreams. I’m much younger than that now.Before I started running, I could count the years of accumulated excess like the ...

in the town centre to the cheers of a crowd of supporters.The 10K will be supported by two other runs - the 3K junior race for young athletes aged between 11 and 16, and the family fun run, which is open to the youngest of budding runners.The 10K includes chip

time to even look at the clock.  Lots of people have told me since that it took 6:10.  The most important thing to me though is that I managed to raise over £1,000 for YFC Calderdale. My first experience of the London Marathon, and I’ll be first

five and 16, with a bit of a peak between seven and 13. But the differences in activity were staggering; while some ran in play for an hour a day or more and a further hour in other sports, others logged precisely nothing in play and a minimal 15

less body mass in the form of muscle – around 28 per cent in young children, compared with 35 to 40 per cent or more in the late teens.11-16 This is the age when talented runners begin to emerge. Girls have fully-developed lungs by the age of 14 while

Check!Can you tick all 10 boxes? If not, your child is probably running too much. This checklist from KidsRunning.com helps you determine whether or not the running your kids are doing is appropriate. You should be able to put a tick next to each