Given that I dislike New York and loathe marathons, I enjoyed the New York City Marathon immensely.It started well – I managed to avoid getting peed on from the upper deck of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. I’ve always maintained that during

.And yet the intense feeling of relief that overwhelmed me on that occasion was nothing compared to the all-suffusing ecstasy I experienced as I tottered off Queensboro Bridge into Manhattan at Mile 16 of the New York City Marathon.It was the contrast, I

Haile Gebrselassie's sudden announcement of his retirement from racing has sent shockwaves through the running community. While we wait to see whether or not the running legend reverses his emotional decision, we relive the moments that made Gebrselassie the running legend he is ...

Blackford on...The New York City Marathon... "Given that I dislike New York and loathe marathons, I enjoyed the New York City Marathon immensely. It started well – I managed to avoid getting peed on from the upper deck of the Verrazano Narrows

world record with 9.72 at the Reebok Grand Prix in New York CityAugust 2008: Becomes triple Olympic champion and triple world record holder at the Beijing Olympics, winning the 100m in 9.69, the 200m in 19.30 and the 4x100m in 37.10August 2009: Bolt sets

.Indeed in New York’s Central Park, where the runners are exclusively short, spherical, middle-aged ladies, The Twelve-Minute Mile Rule is generally observed. Out West, of course, they’re very laid back. In fact, there’s fierce competition between Californians

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

Some people think Lance Armstrong is a pretty decent cyclist. Me, I’m fascinated by his running. The legendary cyclist has entered this autumn’s New York City Marathon and many of us are itching to see how he will fare. Armstrong won the first

zone. If you're going east to west, say if you're going to the New York Marathon, start going to bed a bit later and getting up a bit later in the week before. But the most important thing is to adjust your watch as soon as you're on the plane, then eat