training. Take them in moderation. With gels, you dont need a rucksack full of them at the start line unless you plan on selling them for a profit at mile 20 (not a bad idea). And as with all things, try them on your long runs before you use them
stop and lie down at the end of each day. And strangely, I don’t recall ever experiencing a pang of disappointment at the sight of the finish line after staggering across 20-odd miles of blistering desert under a rucksack the size of Phil Jupitus
rucksack for the map. I stared at it with my most rugged and eagle-eyed outdoor look. It smirked back at me and stuck its tongue out. I turned it upside down – or was it downside up? I refuse to be intimidated by a pattern of wiggly, coloured lines. So I
the equipment list as best I could. With the result that my rucksack contained the following: a stuffed spider monkey; a speculum; a plaster effigy of the Russian mystic Gurdjieff; the horn of a black rhinoceros; Risk!, the game of international diplomacy
Goodies galore: pick up one of our rucksacks while stocks last! This year's Flora London Marathon Expo opens on Wednesday April 22 and runs until Saturday April 25. It's the essential destination for all of you counting down to the big day
and a cooling hose down near the finish helped runners fly in Flyde, despite the midsummer heat. This event is the UK’s oldest half-marathon. Runners once again dashed around flat roads to rousing cheers from locals before collecting a rucksack memento
checkpoint.4. Dress RehearsalYour rucksack is possibly your most important purchase so choose wisely but trust in kit you've tried and tested. I used an OMM Classic 25L, which I've used for several years and it worked perfectly. A 25L pack is more than
rucksack and standard-issue boots was a welcome relief to Royal Marine Ross. He led an 11-minute/miling group in 2004 and he's doing the same this year.Alison HamlettRunner's World's senior writer Alison ran her marathon PB of 3:42 in Beirut last year
Hostelling when I was a young teenager with his son - my Dad wasn't into outdoor stuff. John played mouth organ and guitar and always had his mouth organ in his rucksack and brought it out for a sing-song each evening. From Sca Fell and the Lakeland Peaks
rucksack, packed full of loads of free stuff (worth more than £40 in total). Hurry, they sell out quick!Join The Mile 17 CrewDon't forget to look out for an amazing bunch of forumites near Mudchute (Mile 17). This year Sister Bad Habit and Tickled Pink
