A cursory glance around Hugh Brasher’s office at the London Marathon HQ is enough to reassure you that his father’s legacy is in safe hands. A stack of medals from various races hang from a coat hanger in the corner of the room, telling you Hugh
Open water swimming's poster girl Keri-Anne Payne made history when she took silver in the very first Olympic 10K marathon swim in Beijing. A year later she followed this feat with gold at the 2009 World Championships.A true water baby, Keri
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
marathon ambitions?I don't think I'll do the marathon next year as I've done it three times already and it's always tough. However, it has been an amazing race to take part in because of the camaraderie. When you're in pain, you can just look at all
to dazzle once again. In July she became the first athlete to qualify for the home Olympics following her 10km open-water victory at the Fina World Championships in Shanghai.So who better to ask about open-water racing, motivation and confidence? We caught
Martyn Rooney is ready to avenge his racing demons. In last year’s World Championships in Daegu he crashed out in the 400m semi-finals - now he's using that memory to fuel his London 2012 training.With a strong finish at the Beijing Olympics under
One of the most memorable moments of this summer's IAAF World Championships took place in the final straight of the women's 1,500m, when 24-year-old Hannah England rocketed through from seventh to grab a surprise silver medal. This impeccably
go running. I don’t worry about my lines or how I’m going to play a scene once I’m out running, I just let my mind wander.My first race was a women-only 10K in Belfast. I hated it so much I thought, ‘Never again.’ Then, a month later I was offered a
. Hugh isn’t just a stickler for race accuracy however, he’s also a talented runner with some big wins under his belt. In 1982 he triumphed in the London Marathon and he also tasted victory in the Oslo and Stockholm Marathon.Read our fascinating interview
plans for life after racing and to find out what she really thinks about the contentious new IAAF ruling that removed her 2003 world record. Friendly, relaxed and giving RW a run for our money in the canapé-grabbing stakes, we discovered how down
