There are thousands of races in Britain every year. Where do you start to look for one? When you flick through a race diary, what are you looking for? Chances are that you'll focus on an event that's close to home. Never mind if it's a one
in the week to do the running he wanted, keep on top of his unpredictable working patterns and see his wife and three children, he knew he'd have to radically overhaul the way he trained. In 2004, he dipped inside the magic three-hour mark for the marathon
’ is the culmination of a number of international Ironman qualifier races from the preceding 12 months, including in Great Britain, Ironman Bolton and Ironman Wales.Any Ironman is tough – ridiculously so, but the temperatures make Hawaii Ironman even more gruelling
for females - but the progressive nature of the challenge makes this a tough interval session, ideal to both build and test fitness.It may come as no surprise, therefore, that one of Britain's greatest runners, Kelly Holmes, served a nine-year stint
Mark Kleanthous is a founder member of the British Triathlon Association and member of the Great Britain triathlon team. Over the past 30 years, Mark has completed 71 marathons in under three hours and finished more than 420 triathlons, including 31
’re a woman, search out and buy a specialist running sports bra. You won’t believe the difference it makes. Richard Nerurkar Running life: Formerly Britain’s top male marathon runner, with a PB of 2:08:36. Still runs every day, but now simply
-- Read what our FLM finishers have been up to over the last three months in our "Where are they now?" reader updates. Relive the highs and lows of the 2007 Flora London Marathon with this awe-inspiring collection of reader stories. The agony
part in last year's 175-mile Marathon Of Britain. Although an experienced ultra-runner, she is no stranger to shorter distances and has very creditable PBs of 19 minutes for 5K and 39 minutes for 10K, along with a 3:13 marathon. Although she cycles
heading out across England and northern Europe, on through the vast expanses of Russia, Alaska, Canada, the USA and Greenland, before heading home via Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Britain. She arrived back in Tenby on August 25, 2008 – four years and 328
Britain isn't well known for its blinding sunlight, but try running without shades in summer and you'll soon regret it. By enabling you to see in bright light, sunglasses help you see obstacles around you, and they shield your eyes from debris
