Introducing the comeback kid: Mark Lewis-Francis. After a year off due to Achilles injuries, the former 100m World Junior Champion was close to giving up running. Then along came new coach Linford Christie, new sponsor Puma and a renewed love
South Run last year and I was pleased that I won that race in 46:26, which was really good. But the marathon is a different ball game and I'm stepping up to it slowly. Last year I did the 10K for the first time in a championship. I'm heading
The Beast 5 (Leicestershire, September 19) With 33 obstacles usually designed for horses, this is a trail race with a difference. Canter along one five-mile lap or push yourself to a double ten mile challenge as you clamber and climb over high
for females - but the progressive nature of the challenge makes this a tough interval session, ideal to both build and test fitness.It may come as no surprise, therefore, that one of Britain's greatest runners, Kelly Holmes, served a nine-year stint
Since being discovered just over a year ago, 17-year-old Jonnie Peacock has become one of Britain's brightest new Paralympic talents. Football and rugby used to be the biggest sporting passions for Jonnie, whose right leg was amputated after he
woodland of Sherwood Pines. A good mix of inclines and flat trails should keep you entertained over the two lap Robin Hood 10K, testing Evil Sheriff duathlon, single lap Maid Marian 5K or the family-friendly Little John 2K. The race has a friendly
this four-yearly sporting extravaganza. Is there a unique Olympic spirit - and does it still exist? Over the course of two hours my brain was packed with more Olympic facts than I’d absorbed in the rest of my life. We learnt how the founder of the modern
fatigue, breathlessness, pale skin, increased sensitivity to cold and hair loss.Runnersworld.co.uk reader Eimear McCann experienced similar problems training for this year's Dublin Marathon. In the build up to the race she began to feel increasingly
intense resistance sessions will no doubt condition legs, but it won't replicate race conditions.Saying that, I can see this product being a big hit when it becomes more widely available in gyms early next year. It offers all the benefits of cycling
Unlike the majority of amateur runners, many elite athletes land on their forefoot rather than their heel when running. In recent years this method of running has come to the fore - it's even possible to buy running trainers designed to help you make the transition
