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
that Runner's World said that it's better to lose a few minutes than to feel uncomfortable, go and get it out of your mind - that is good advice I didn't follow.Philip Bosworth, 4:21 My first marathon, and I loved every minute. In training I ran as far as 20
did it too (Christine, Gareth, Gil, Glenda). That first pint (of OJ, of course) never tasted so good. Brandon K Lewis, 5:18I was a first-time runner. When I agreed to do the marathon nine months ago I was three stone overweight (I have now lost over
of inspiration.Enter racesYou don't have to race to be a runner, but there are so many good reasons to enter races. RW contributor Jeff Galloway says that entering races - especially marathons - 'scares' people into training the way they should. But we also like
:26 "...on the day in the full field of runners it is harder than it looks..." Read the full quote Birdypie; 4:35 "...got me through the tough training in February and March..." Read the full quote Kikker; 4:57 "... I felt like I'd won the marathon
in the morning; it's not fast enough'. In reality, the ability to be a world-class marathon runner does in part depend on being able to absorb the training over two or three years. I don't know of any elite marathon runner who doesn't average around 100 miles a
how many MP3 players will be worn this summer at the Olympics? Please, if you consider yourself an athlete, act like one. I would like to see what would happen if an elite runner turned up with an iPod to the London Marathon. He'd probably
who witnessed the event, either as a runner or a spectator will know why: it is quite simply the greatest running event in the world!RFJ, 3:51The start area was great. I met up with Tea and Toast Man, AlanM and Dunnarunner as planned on the 3:30 forum
brilliant! What an awesome day - the atmosphere amongst the runners from the start to the finish was nothing but spectacular, and as for the crowd, well, words cannot describe their amazing support. I managed to produce my best marathon time of 4:30. But my
