Ilsley. "We have some guys who are currently training in the Hyde Park class who are looking at sub-1:30 half-marathons and just touching on over three-hour marathons. They use our classes as a cross-training element to complement their other training

if there are any complications. Good luck! – Angie JacksonI ran during two pregnancies. If you've always been a runner, carry on. I ran three half-marathons when pregnant, finishing when I was six and a half months, as it got too uncomfortable. Just lower your

use the word yes."As with goal-setting, your self-talk needs to be grounded in reality - there's no point telling yourself you can win the London Marathon if it's patently impossible. But there's certainly no harm in telling  yourself that you

5 HOURS+ (Page 4) Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 First time Grandpa, 5:35:37My preparation for my first London marathon was far from ideal - only 3 hours sleep due to my stepdaughter Kirsty going into labour with my first grandchild. I had

in the marathon, the build-up is a little bizarre – thousands of people sitting and standing around, all with one singular target, one goal, one mission... to go to the toilet before the race starts.”If you’ve qualified as Good For Age, you’ll really appreciate

time goal. Most marathon-training schedules require running five or six days per week, with total mileage of 40 to 60 miles. Two of the most successful training wizards think that's too much for many runners. The marathon-training programme developed

, and if you’ve been running for a few weeks, it’s a distance that you’ll be comfortable with. (Need a training schedule?)First-timers do tackle longer distances, of course – five-milers, 10Ks, 10-milers, half-marathons and even marathons – but we wouldn

.Two years ago I was coming to the end of a long spell in hospital following pancreatitis. I watched the marathon and said to myself that I would be able to beat the man in the deep sea diving gear. I didn't see him this year; a womble or three overtook me

When Nike brought Paula Radcliffe, Paul Tergat and Sebastian Coe to the Flora London Marathon Exhibition, they exclusively invited runnersworld.co.uk members to add their own questions to the official line-up. Here's what they had to say

to complete the course without stopping - one of the goals I set myself at the outset.All in all it was a magnificent day; at times the support from the crowds was so immense it made me feel like I was the only one running the race. It's definitely inspired