that’s motivating you to run? Well, did you see Greg LeMond on the Today show? [LeMond, who won three Tours before retiring in 1994, has been a vocal critic of Armstrong’s and appeared on television to discuss Floyd Landis’s positive drug test
so much support, friendship and awe-inspiring guts to the sport, motivating the thousands of runners they meet both at races and on the runnersworld.co.uk forums.The Fundraiser Eric Hardwick Eric Hardwick is not your average charity fundraiser
early retirement after a defeat by Amir Khan in 2006 and he took up a career as a sports science lecturer, that he decided to focus his sole attention on running and to put his talents to good use along the way.In 2007 he ran 3086 miles in 95 days across
running career."Check your tyresRunners who are overweight have less chance of running during their retirement years. Carrying extra pounds around the waist leads to poor posture and injury. Sandra Swami, a personal fitness trainer says that a flabby
packed away and everyone had gone - a demoralising and humiliating experience that left me with little motivation to ever run again.By 16 years old, all I did was play video games and eat junk food. As a result, my weight had ballooned to 17 stone, and my
the 800m and 1500m finals in Athens at the age of 34 – becoming the first British woman to win double Gold at an Olympic Games. Since retiring in 2005, Holmes has buried herself in a project that excites her just as much as racing – developing
is 50 in the UK, and while anecdotal evidence suggests it may come sooner to runners, the symptoms are likely to be alleviated by being active. 60s "Retirement may have a positive or negative effect on your running," says Milroy. "If you are motivated
on how running dug him out of the depths of depression after an accident forced him to retire from boxing...‘With tears rolling down my face I crossed the finish line in 3 hours and 12 minutes. The feeling of crossing the finish line was on a par with my
