With the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games one year today, we kick off runnersworld.co.uk's London 2012 coverage with an awed look back at some of the most iconic running moments in Games history.Dreams of Olympic gold have inspired

gold in London 2012. Are you starting to feel the pressure and how are you coping with it?I'm aware of it but I wouldn't say that I feel the pressure. I'm quite enjoying it; what a great experience it is to go into a home Olympics as the favourite. It

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

runners On that early Sunday evening, the Helsinki Olympic stadium had witnessed something utterly extraordinary that was, and remains, unique. Having already captured both 5000m and 10,000m gold, becoming the first man in history to claim such a double

's weird having that extra media attention but it's great if it gets more people watching athletics and the 1,500m. Hopefully it will encourage more people to take up running as well.Which other athletes are you looking forward to watching in London 2012?I

Stadium Australia, Sydney, September 25, 2000: 10,000mThey hit the bell, still cagey, still waiting. Two greats sparring as they had done so many times before, as they had in the same event at the previous Olympic games in Atlanta. On the final bend

after two years beset by injury. After making the 100m finals at the Beijing Olympics - the first British woman to do so since 1984 - you can bet she'll be putting up a good fight in front of the home crowds in 2012.We caught up with the bubbly 27-year

Olympic golds (10,000m at Athens and Sydney) and has twice been Men's Track and Field Athlete of the Year. After leaving the track behind, he decided to focus on the marathon and has been recording stunning times ever since. In 2008's Berlin Marathon

Helen Jenkins is Britain's leading female triathlete and took the world title in 2008. She took the bronze position in the 2009 and 2010 World Championship circuit (a new series of seven events rather than a single race) and is one of Britain

Great Manchester Run. I'm planning out my track season at the moment. It'll probably be one more 10,000m event, then various 5,000m races for the rest of the season. I'll see how I fare in the 10,000m and I'll try to qualify for the World Outdoor