gained three stone and lost a lot of confidence in myself. During this difficult period, I set myself a goal and that was to get fit and be positive in life. I wanted to complete a marathon.In 2008 I achieved my goal and completed my first marathon which

I decided way back in 1999 that if I was going to do a marathon, I wanted to do the London Marathon. My illustrious career as a Sunday League football player was coming to an end and it was clear that Arsenal had missed their chance to snatch me up

Every good marathon-training plan should ‘taper’ during the final two or three weeks. That means you run less and rest more. For some people, the idea of backing off on their training just before the big race seems counter-intuitive. "So many

honestly say that there wasn't a worst moment as it was my first Marathon (London or otherwise) and it all went to plan. I had dreams of running sub 3:15 but only had two proper half marathons to base it on as only started running seriously last July '03. I

Well done to everyone who achieved their goals. This was my first marathon and my sixth "race". I managed to finish in 3:10.16. I'm very happy with the time I achieved, but how the hell do you train for those last four miles?! At 42, I think I may

running repetitions equalling up to half the distance of your goal race. Then add more each week until you reach the whole distance. If you can’t maintain the same pace for each repetition, you’re building too fast. For longer goals, such as a half-marathon

name being screamed, and thought, ""oh well, must be for another Adam"", and then glanced to my right and saw my friends!What was your goal? And what was your finishing time? Goal - 3:30 Time - 3:24 Next stop - sub 3:05 in nottingham and/or marathon

collapsing less than 100 metres from the line (and not even looking back to see he was o.k.) Having run 3:08:21 last year, my original goal this year was simply to run sub-3 hours. My training suggested I should do this comfortably, so I had a secret goal

:30 --> RichK thinks: Of course I'm disappointed not to have achieved my goal but I couldn't have tried any harder. It just wasn't my day. Read more Sarah Pluves (aka Sezz) Finish time: 4:30:05 (Target: sub-4:30) PBs: half-marathon 2:05; marathon 5

?!Everyone has a goal for the marathon. If you think you didn't achieve yours on Sunday, think again - less than 1% of the British population has ever started the London Marathon, let alone put the dedication into training and made the sacrifices that you did