that snakes through a lush green landscape dotted with small farms.  The area around Iten is Kenya’s breadbasket. Many of the runners who make it big by winning European marathons come from farming families in the area. Today the locals are walking to church

of returning to Hawaii – this year he made it. We caught up with the inexhaustible Kleanthous as he put the finishing touches to his preparation for the world’s most famous Ironman competition.Why did you take up triathlon?I had run more than 40 marathons

but Julie Dibens could upset things. She's Xterra World Champion and a really strong swimmer and cyclist. Catriona Morrison has a great marathon and is World Duathlon Champion, and Mirinda Carfrae came second last year so she probably feels she has

with the results: “I’m training to run a marathon and have been increasing my weekly mileage to about 40 miles with no leg pain,” she says. Case Study TwoRob Watts had been running for more than 12 years before an old back injury he’d sustained playing cricket as a

that it's a good idea to limit dehydration as you run, in the real world many runners completing marathons between three and four hours do so with a level of dehydration between two and five per cent. So, if you've been following current guidelines

temperaturesSimon Ward, triathlete and coach"I did the Marathon des Sables and everyone was scared of the heat - the hottest day was over 60°C. But it was dry heat, so the sweat dried on the skin and cooled us down. It was probably better than running in 30°C