qualified for the World Championships with my 2010 London Marathon time. Those are my two main goals for next year.Q. What are ideal racing conditions for you?A. I'm told the weather's going to be cold and sunny on race day so that will be ideal for marathon

stop to look at the London Marathon Wall of Champions. The influence of the race is huge in this area of Kenya. It’s the one race every Kenyan wants to win, and after seeing local residents Wilson Kipsang and Mary Keitany win the 2012 race recently

the world marathon record. It provided the setting for Ethiopian runner Haile Gebrselassie to stamp his mark on the marathon when he set the current world record of 2:04:26 in 2007. This autumn race takes place in September every year so if you need a goal

is a safe strategy if you're racing yourself and the clock rather than other runners. Steve Smythe, a coach and marathon runner, suggests easing into the pace that you intend to run at. "Try to reach the halfway point in roughly half of your goal time

I'd finish but after two days I've revised my thinking: my goal is now simply to finish. Six people dropped out on the first day. I don't want my name added to that list.Tomorrow we face another 38K, with 12K of sand dunes. I'm hoping it

is a safe strategy if you're racing yourself and the clock rather than other runners. Steve Smythe, a coach and marathon runner, suggests easing into the pace that you intend to run at. "Try to reach the halfway point in roughly half of your goal time

Many runners assume that because they run, they don’t need to do leg-strengthening exercises. This isn’t necessarily true. A specific weight programme targeting your legs could reap a huge race dividend, particularly over longer distances. If you run a marathon

of wheezing you’d associate with a 4- a-day habit – but that can’t be the only reason that Kenyan runners cleaned up at the recent London Marathon. Mary Keitany was first lady winning in 2:18:37, with four other Kenyan women making up the top five. In the men

've consistently performed well here over the last few years, but all it takes is a bad day and the race could be blown wide open.TW: What's your goal for the race?SN: I didn't finish the last two years - the first year I was ill and last year my gels fell off my

-strengthening exercises. This isn’t necessarily true. A specific weight programme targeting your legs could reap a huge race dividend, particularly over longer distances. If you run a marathon in 3:30, for example, at a rate of 180 steps a minute, during the entire race