and the knowledge that the organisers, despite a limited budget, put on a fine race. Crowd support doesn’t compare to New York or Boston, but the city does get behind the race and practically closes down on race day. Rotterdam was one of the first marathons to adopt

Snowdonia Marathon: a 900ft climb over four miles"You can run London, Paris, New York every year - but to feel you have really 'run' a marathon, try Snowdonia. When you finish, you know you have run a proper 26.2 mile race. Best in the World

they tell you.Send us a pic of your favourite race T-shirt, along with the story behind it, your name, town and finishing time, and we'll publish them all here on the websiteLisa JacksonTHE SHIRT New York City Marathon, 2004Two years before the 2004 NYCM, my

– not beyond it.Mexican Tempo IntervalsNo, it’s not a new TGI Friday’s lunchtime special. Rodolfo Gomez of Mexico – who has coached such runners as German Silva and Adriana Fernandez, both New York City Marathon winners, and who himself finished second at New

Rest-of-World RacesAnd there are highlights below. Incidentally, you're not too late to tell us about your own favourite worldwide race, if you've run a few. We'll add them into the article. Rave-Rated RacesLes Fouleés de la Soie, ChinaThe New York City, Comrades

Radcliffe a great tussle in New York, stayed close through the first five miles but by 10K Radcliffe was away, and even the two pacemakers couldn’t keep up with her. Blasting through 10 miles in 52:06, Radcliffe maintained a pace that no other woman

was the New York City Marathon. This was a fantastic experience due to the trauma I had sustained and the fact that I was completing my goal at one of the biggest marathons in the world.Due to my health issues and experience I raised money for the Brain

in New York City tested this magnesium-DPG connection with trained runners, who took either a magnesium supplement (at two times the DV) or a placebo for 2 weeks. Runners were tested on the treadmill before and after supplementation. The results showed

(Essex, 25); Ian Lang (Hants, 25); RichK . (Gloucs, 25); Straycelt (Monmouthshire, 24); RichardW (Herts, 24); Simon boast (Wilts, 24); RFJ (Oxon, 23); Nuts11 (Kent, 23); The New Improved Mr Phil (Wales, 23); Shorty25 (N Yorks, 23); Oft (Wales, 22

.National Highlights...Wooded valleys, rolling hills and picturesque streams at the Pudsey 10K (W Yorks, Jul 24)Port Lympne Rhino Challenge 10K (Kent, July 9) The fourth running of the Port Lympne Rhino Challenge gives entrants the choice between a 10K run or two