Ready, steady… goStart slow. You will feel lousy before the marathon because of tapering, then when you start you’ll suddenly feel wonderful. Your body hasn't really changed so don’t revise your target pace because you feel good at mile five, or 10 or 15. You

™ led the male veteran field (MV50) home in 3:09:15 (12th overall), while local runner 200 minutes proved to be the "fastest old man" (his own admission) in the 10K event, crossing the line in just 41:02.Dull Napoleon™, OuchOuch and Blisters

Where Marrakech, Morocco When January 31, 2010 First Man Bekele Azmiro 1:00:57 First Woman Meriem Wangari 1:12:19 Last Finisher 3:31:50 No. of Finishers 2,605Majestic minarets, bustling souks, hypnotic snake-charmers - the mysterious city

toes.-->Filling Up Fast...Bolton 10K, April 13Bolton 10K (Greater Manchester, April 13) While 40,000 runners head to the capital for the Flora London Marathon, another 1,000 will be travelling to the north-west for this fast and friendly road race

before my first marathon (Amsterdam 2006), I averaged three runs per week and a total weekly mileage of about 25 miles. I did the marathon in 2:57. A typical running week for me at that time involved one track session, one hilly run and one long run

, as the locals turn out in force to cheer some 1,100 runners round the undulating, two-lap traffic-free course. Well established on the north-east racing agenda, this year marks the event’s 20th anniversary, and a concurrent 3K race for 11-16s and a beginners

will see you flying home for lashings of hot grub back at race HQ.More hardy half-marathons... Steyner Stinger Half-Marathon (Sussex, March 2) Midsummer Munro Half-Marathon (Surrey, June 21)Yorkshire Off-Road Half-Marathon (West Yorkshire, September 14)1000

-changed after record temperatures rendered the course one of the driest reported in the event’s 13-year history.More off-road highlights...Jog Shop Jog 20 (Sussex, October 14)Tough Challenge Marathon (Essex, October 14)SIS Sandhurst Poppy Trail 10K (Surrey

...Dumbarton 10K and Vale of Leven 10K (West Dumbartonshire, June 7 & June 17) Countryside Tour of Horwich & Rivington (Lancashire, June 19 - June 24)Colworth Marathon Challenge (Bedfordshire, June 22 - June 24)The South Downs Way, June 16Salomon South Downs

to clock up the miles It all depends on what you did when you ran before (training, eating etc.) as opposed to what you do now. I got a PB aged 44 at the half-marathon (1:23:04), 10K (37:08) and then marathon (2:54) distances. Just after my 45th birthday