and a slight emphasis on low-GI carbohydrate. Aim to eat 50-60% of your calories from carbohydrate, 20-25% from protein and 20-25% from fat. Only half-marathon runners need go wild with pasta. moreWill I lose weight (please...)?Nothing (except cross

at himself and puts himself out there in ‘The Penguin Chronicles’, his avidly-read monthly column in RUNNER’S WORLD. Bingham has also written two books (his latest – No Need For Speed: A Beginner’s Guide To The Joy Of Running – will be published in the UK

Hanscomb at around mile 10. 70-year-old John is one of the 29 people who has done all 25 marathons. His son Guy used to work with me. I was just running along, minding my own business, and saw a runner with JOHN HANSCOMB written on his back. I ran past

with a Runner’s World half-marathon training schedule, he set himself a target of 2:30, and promptly modified it to sub-2 when he realised how fit he was getting. On race day, he finished in 1:52, just seven minutes behind his boss.Almost inevitably, Andy

their bodies a chance to recover.Remember, a training schedule is built on the assumption that you aren't experiencing any unusual pain before, during or after the run. If pain or fatigue does strike, don't hesitate to modify your work-outs.Branch outRunners

good wishes with several acquaintances, including one running in his 319th marathon. As we head towards the Thames at Woolwich, an ambulance threads through the runners, blue light flashing. I have caught up with a ‘Runners World’ pacer who is carrying

thanks, guys...So to mile 22, mantra in my head, Mars Bar in my hand, dogging it out in the way that marathon runners do, on into The Mall, across the line hand in hand, 4.55.19 official.And to Rhino Neil, thanks for the inspiration! That was some run

-prepared, having trained for six weeks. I used the Runner’s World emergency schedules which were excellent. But work pressures and a nasty cold cut into this last-minute attempt at training. I feared for my life as I stood at the back of pen nine at Blackheath! I

slower movers.Nigel Lapthorne, 5:57 I haven't done any real form of exercise for the past 14 years, and at the age of 36 I have now completed my first marathon in 5hrs 57. No world record but for someone who has bandy legs, quite an achievement ;-)Q

miles per week which were the prerequisite for the start of the marathon training schedule that I had put myself on to go under four hours in the FLM. I did start with the best intentions. I wanted to complete as many of the mid-week runs as possible