to expect, you cross that finish line and you forget the pain and want to do it all over again. Watch out London we hope to be back again next year. Larry got 5.16 and I got 5.19. I finally gave up the cigs 11 months and 6 days ago, I am clean now and I

.Starters orders All the entrants pile into the water together before spreading out for the whistle. The buoys are so far down the lake that I can't even see them to start with, so I just aim in the same general direction as everyone else. I soon discover

punctures. Before that I’d only had a handful of punctures in more than 400 triathlons.How do you stay motivated? My motivation fluctuates but in general I’m as motivated now, at 50, as I was at 23. People often ask me how to get motivated but I find it a

bit loopy for about a mile. It's good news on the nutrition front all-round this fortnight. I've made sure I've had a proper breakfast every day this week. I took a couple of rest days recently too. I was feeling really tired, and a painful twinge

– From the Forum first.)We've grouped the tips into these categories, all on this page:General | Long runs | Speedwork | Hillwork | Heart rateThe name of each tip-giver - each of whom we salute - prefaces each one, and you can click through to the whole

-minded runners after months of training alone on the streets.I loved the virtually uninterrupted applause around the course and the generosity of the general public. I was humbled by seeing collapsed runners being attended to by the St John Ambulance teams

, what you ate, the weather and even your general mood before, during and after each run," adds Wood. "It'll help you identify patterns and the cause and effect of good and bad runs." And training logs don't have a ‘use by' date. "I have all my training

You should try to get a bit of ginger every day. Ginger root has natural anti-inflammatory properties, especially if you take it regularly. So, slice half a teaspoonful of the root and eat it with vegetables, or mix it with boiling water for a pain

. Fellow runners read the label on my back which said "Paris to London, Cat, 8 marathons in 8 days" and took the time to touch me on the shoulder and wish me luck, chat to me, and generally boost my confidence and self-esteem with comments like "awesome

doing the old Columbian marching powder in the loos...– BigRedToeJoin the thread... And What's Not?SHIN SPLINTSI've been suffering with sore shins after increasing my runs leading up to my next race. The pain tends to go after a day or two. Is this a