If you were in any doubt about the magic and madness of running the Flora London Marathon, these quotes and stories are just the ticket. From the lunatic to the life-affirming, they're all the reason you need for counting down to the arrival of next

Send Us Your Story!Tell the world how your marathon went: we'd love to have your short, snappy stories to publish on this very site. If you're a forum runner or supporter, we may even be able to match you up with one of the 400 photos we took at the mile

--"I'll overtake her when I've finished waving to my fans" (Whippit, 2:54)If you want to relive the 2005 Flora London Marathon, or find out what you missed, this vast collection of reader stories is for you.They make magnificent reading. They come

Your fame doesn’t end on marathon day - come and tell the world how the FLM 2009 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

You've seen the elite pictures from this year's Flora London Marathon - now it's your turn to be the stars. We've selected 40 of the photos we took around the course of real runners just like you. There are 10 to a page, roughly ordered by time

Load interactive route mapCrammed with details of what landmarks to look out for and where you can expect the rowdiest spectator support, our mile-by-mile guide is the best way to familiarise yourself with the course and calm your nerves before the big day.Get to know every twis...

) Andy Murray This is Andy’s 15th London Marathon and his seventh as a Runner's World pacer. He’s a keen member of Dulwich Runners in South London and throws himself into running and pops up at cross-country, trail and road events, as well

five women’s World records at the London Marathon, culminating in Paula Radcliffe’s mixed-race 2:15:25 in 2003. Radcliffe also owns the women’s-only record of 2:18:56 from 2002. Khalid Khannouchi USA set a men’s World record of 2:05:38 in 2002

London Marathon 2008 entries are open, and you're sitting on the fence. Your can't-do demon reminds you that even five miles can leave you gasping at the moment. Your gung-ho self counters that a friend of your cousin's ran 3:28 with just two weeks

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