’re using more calories than when you’re jogging for the same time,” says Jana Klauer, a weight-loss expert and research fellow at St Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital in New York, USA. “This is because sustained high-aerobic activity creates added effort throughout

Tomescu-Dita, who has a reputation for leading races but fading in the latter stages. Okayo, who said the cold, wet conditions hampered her mid-race, made a recovery and showing the form that saw her set course records at both Boston and New York, she

there will be extra train services laid on from London and Kent.More half-marathon highlightsNike Milton Keynes Half-Marathon (Bucks, Mar 12)Broadland Half-Marathon (Norfolk, Mar 19)Wilkinson Ackworth Half-Marathon (W Yorks, Apr 2)Not so easy Rhayader Rhayader 'Round

University in New York.Since his book Daniels’ Running Formula was published in 1998, many high school and college coaches have adopted the Daniels approach. I believe the general upswing in American distance running success over the last decade is partly a

America from LA to New York City in aid of the Bryan Gunn Leukaemia Appeal; last year he ran 26 marathons in 26 days on a treadmill for Unicef; on March 18 this year he ran 120 miles in 24 hours from Norwich to London in aid of Sport Relief

medallist Brendan Foster, who got the idea after running in New Zealand's Round the Bays race in 1979.When the GNR made its debut in 1981, it took place in June and boasted a line-up of 12,000 runners – many of whom will be back this year, no doubt relieved

Keith I’m coming with him to New York,” she says.Philippa Braidwood, 48, from Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey — writerAfter two frustrating months when she was unable to run because of injury, Philippa Braidwood has turned a corner in her marathon training

race, I was doing my prerace warmup near Bill Rodgers, who won both the Boston and New York marathons four times each. I couldn’t help smiling as I watched him. All the evidence I needed to explain why he is who he is and why I am who I am was right

Welcome to Adobe GoLive 5There are a few races that can legitimately be termed ‘classics’ – the marathons of London, New York and Boston, for sure. The San Silvestre New Year’s eve race in Brazil, the San Blas half-marathon in Puerto Rico and San

two hours. The razzmatazz that surrounds the London, New York and Boston marathons isn’t there, but then neither are some of the negatives that such huge races inevitably create. You’re guaranteed a race place as soon as you enter and unlike some other