With the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games one year today, we kick off runnersworld.co.uk's London 2012 coverage with an awed look back at some of the most iconic running moments in Games history.Dreams of Olympic gold have inspired
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My husband ran the race. In training, just about everything for months had gone to plan. He set off strong. The family saw him at mile 12 and he looked good and happy - he was aiming for four hours. We were all waiting on Birdcage Walk, banners and balloons blowing in the wind. F...
Saturday started early, with a big breakfast and a lift to the train station to meet my running partner Frizzer. This would be the first time that I had been to London as an adult, and I was as excited as a kid at Christmas!We dropped our bags
Sebastian Coe and Daley Thompson in the 1980 Moscow Olympics.Standing shoulder to shoulder with Seb [Sebastian Coe] on the London 2012 bid from way back in 2005 is more than an honour. I sometimes have to pinch myself, it’s incredible I can actually
When you’re watching the London 2012 marathon this summer, spare a moment to applaud Hugh Jones. Hugh has measured the route dozens of times over the last two years to make sure it’s as accurate as possible.Unsurprisingly, Hugh is one of the world
.Q. What are your hopes for next season? A. We have some Olympic selection races this season, so I'll be aiming to race well in those. And of course I hope to get faster at all three disciplines.Q. How confident are you about qualifying for London 2012? A
.I decided to run the London Marathon this year after speaking to the CLDF Chief Executive at a memorial service last summer. It seemed a fitting time to run again to raise money for them, as it would be the fifth anniversary of Ellen's death. Luckily for me
tactical, gutsy performance marked out Hannah as one of Britain's brightest athletics medal hopes for London 2012. Kelly Holmes's protégé has spent the last few years consistently churning out some of the fastest 1,500m times in the country and now her
We were lucky enough to catch up with one of Britain's finest triathletes, Helen Jenkins, as she took a break from training for her London 2012 qualification target races in Hyde Park and Beijing.Jenkins is already on blistering form this year after
