from 200m to the marathon.Richard holds the world record for leg amputees over the marathon (2:42:52 in Chicago) and half-marathon (1:14:59 in Reading). When the IPC ruled that he couldn’t compete in the 2012 Paralympic marathon (which is only open
into a grin of acceptance and sits up to allow for better pictures.Usain Bolt is back on message.From runner to world iconThe last time RW interviewed Usain Bolt, he had just broken the 100m world record for the first time (New York, May 2008), and did so
Keri-Anne Payne's name is synonymous with open-water swimming. She won silver in the gruelling 10km marathon swim at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games, when open-water made its Olympic debut.With London 2012 quickly approaching, Keri-Anne is predicted
of the 15 non-OCWK athletes failed to record performances in the 800m or 1,500m in the 2011 athletics season, despite showing great potential.It seems few of our brightest talents can make it through the trials and tribulations of an athletics career without
1. SpeedThe Session: 4 x 40m sprints (with 3 mins recovery), then 4 x 300m sprints (with 6 mins recovery)Tony Minichiello says: "Speed training in heptathlon is crucial as there's an element of it in every event - just as there is in every race
painter and decorator) first took a 10-year-old Jess to an athletics summer camp as a boredom-busting tactic has paid off in spades. In 2009 she claimed heptathlon gold in the World Championships in Berlin, before taking a medal in the same desirable shade
, and Vinnie, a painter and decorator) first took a 10-year-old Jess to an athletics summer camp as a boredom-busting tactic has paid off in spades. In 2009 she claimed heptathlon gold in the World Championships in Berlin, before taking a medal in the same
'll publish our favourites on the website. Email your pics to editor@runnersworld.co.ukLauterbrunnen Valley, Switzerland (February 2013)Thames Path, London (January 2013)Three Cliffs Bay, Gower Peninsula, South Wales (December 2012)Borrowdale Valley, Lake
Find out what happens when you cross the Virgin London Marathon finish line. We first published this interactive guide last year - but it's just as relevant in 2012
