UK's Jon Brown (78), well inside the 2004 Olympic qualifying standard of 2:15, with 2:13:39The 2004 Flora London marathon lived up to its reputation as the world's greatest road race on a cool and wet April morning. The world's greatest runners
, really enjoying the occasion. This made me realise that sometimes running does not always need to be about PBs. In what other sport can you compete in the same race as Olympic and World Champions?I pressed on and approached Tower Bridge - the noise
of the Proms. When you think how much bigger the Olympic Stadium will be, it would be an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to compete there.Throughout your career you've suffered a variety of injuries. How have you picked yourself up each time?Once you get
Despite a clean sweep of World, European and British Championships marathon titles, as well as a long-standing world record, one medal has always eluded the grasp of running legend Paula Radcliffe - Olympic gold. Paula secured her place at London
he's added an Olympic medal to his Commonwealth Games Time Trial silver - and based on our chat he's certainly one to watch for London 2012.Tell us about your typical racing week?I've just come off the Tour de Luxembourg [Jun 1-5]. That started with a
Open-water can seem daunting for even the most experienced swimmers. So an open-water masterclass with one of the best in the business, World Champion and Olympic silver medalist Keri-Anne Payne, was snapped up by a group of keen triathletes
Denise Lewis inspired national respect with her remarkable performance in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where she triumped to take heptathlon gold against the odds with a bandage wrapped around her injured leg.Since retiring in 2005, she has remained a
final at the Beijing Olympics, where she pulled out all the stops to produce a lifetime best 11.14.Knee injuries, every runner’s nightmare, dogged Jeanette for the last couple of years. Now, the bubbly athlete is back to full fitness and to form
. I don’t have to make a decision on that until after the 10,000 though, so I have time.And what about after London...what does the future hold for you?By the time the next Olympics, in Rio, comes round, I’ll be 33 years old, and by then I think I
