certain amount of money for them. Click here for all you need to know about getting a place in London 07, and here for our digest of what RW members have said about their London Marathon experience in years gone by.Nineteen-year-old student Ashapalan
RW forum member Debster and fellow Abingdon finisher Cyril Bethel, pictured on RichK's websiteOn paper, the Abingdon Marathon is no head-turner. It doesn't pack any big-city glitz, like London or New York. It's not in a tourist magnet like Windsor
I completed my first marathon this year (London). I had a fantastic experience and loved every minute of it. But afterwards I found my body was fatigued more than I expected, and I couldn't run much for at least a month, and even after that only a bit
. – fat buddhaSix days before should be fine. Four days before, not so fineI ran my first London Marathon in 2004. My training had been somewhat sporadic and interspersed with the odd binge, not to mention a few fags. On the Wednesday before the marathon
in October's Nike Run London 10K.But we've already received hundreds of entries, ranging from the practical (can you help me run a marathon, please?) to the frankly bizarre ("What is your seventh-favourite Latin ballroom classic of all time?" Take a bow
for the finishI hope to be back at Windsor next year, unless there's another clash with the New Forest Half Marathon. The event was well-organised and superbly well-marshalled, with an atmosphere that give the London Marathon a run for its popularity – and a
, and that’s going to be his comeback route. Even if he just walks it, it’ll be a big step in getting better."If he gets into the London Marathon this year, it’ll be perfect timing. It would be his first marathon after recovering, and after his 50th birthday
count, and no running to a boring day-in-day-out regime. I started running a year ago and this has made the world of difference. – roofusFound a route planner on the London Marathon site. It allows you to save your routes and also access other routes
London Marathon. Now I slip a bit of padding under the tongue of my shoe to stop my toes sliding forward, and black toenails are a thing of the past. What works best for me are those 'chicken fillets' that you canput inside your bra for a boost. A 34B
Triathlon events have grown fast in popularity over the last couple of years, and this week's questioner is just one of many RW members thinking of giving the run/bike/swim thing a whirl..."I am a plodder (mainly 2-hour half marathons; FLM last year
