of the 1968 Mexico City Olympics) to Joan Samuelson, Alberto Salazar and Peter Gilmore, the unsung American marathon runner who ran 2:12:45 at Boston last April. Daniels has also coached the less fleet of foot, including small-college runners at Cortland State

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

Ilsley. "We have some guys who are currently training in the Hyde Park class who are looking at sub-1:30 half-marathons and just touching on over three-hour marathons. They use our classes as a cross-training element to complement their other training

of. A far cry from the 45,000-strong field of the NYC Marathon, this event – the New York City Barefoot Run – is on a rather smaller scale. But the fact that it’s happening at all, attracting over 400 runners in its second year, is testament

than running a 10K race) with two minutes of very light, relaxed pedalling. Once you’ve completed the five work intervals and recoveries, cool down with five minutes of easy riding.The Marathon RunnerYou need to increase your efficiency at race pace, so

wouldn't do a 25-30 mile run every weekend and feel fine the next day. – debboYou can't compare them except in terms of general exercise in a given HR zone for a certain time. You can't say "OK I have done 50 miles of cycling so that gives me 'x' miles

to prevent Paula Radcliffe repeating her London Marathon victory or your aspirations are more modest. But picking the right model for you can be tricky; with so many on the market and a variety of functions available, it may be difficult to decide exactly

often see round figures quoted in general guides, ranging from 70-90 per cent of MHR. Unfortunately, the reason they’re so vague is that – as we’ve found out – we’re all different.In the early days, you’d have needed a physiological lab test to find

ascetic I secretly aspire to be.Second, I’d love to run a sub-3:00 marathon before I drop. And I feel I’d stand a better chance if I didn’t have to drag my liver behind me in a dog cart.Lastly, I’m interested in what makes us happy. What is happiness

marathon the OMO starts interfering at the first sign of discomfort. “Oi!” he says. “Have you seen yourself? You look knackered, mate. Bloody terrible! And you’ve still got seven-ninths of the race to run. I’ve just worked it out.”The effect is immediate