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

, speedwork and your ability to run races and think races out."—Rod Dixon, Olympic 1500m medallist and former New York City Marathon winner15. Listen to your body (again!)"Your body is always trying to tell you where you are. Listen to it. Beware when you

’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

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

When Grete Waitz stood on the starting line of the 1982 Boston Marathon, she had good reason to be confident. After all, she had already entered and won three New York City Marathons, running each of them faster than the previous one. She

to winning the New York Marathon. Moves in the opposite direction are rarer, because it is easier to gain endurance and lose speed than the other way round; however, Todd Bennett, with the help of a good coach, moved from being a steeplechaser and cross

it becomes an essential crutch? "When the New York Marathon banned runners from listening to music last year there was an outcry, as so many athletes felt they literally couldn’t run without their tunes," explains sports psychologist Dr Costas Karageorghis

too easy to get hooked on. I think I'll watch for an hour - yeah right! Midnight here we come. – Big DavidJoin the thread... And What's Not?'PACKING PARANOIA' FOR THE NEW YORK MARATHONMy notes from the charity said to take your running gear in your

. Tommygun2 I had no running experience whatsoever before my first marathon! I trained from scratch over five months to finish the New York Marathon in a very slow six hours.  It was meant to be a "once only" challenge but I got the bug and never looked back

new runner but an injury has resulted in a layoff of 4-6 weeks. I’m having withdrawal symptoms and I’m so grumpy! How do you cope with being out? Shedboy The key thing is to identify why and how you got injured, and take the necessary mental