A Scottish GP has run 7 ultra-marathons on 7 continents in 5 days, 13 hours, 28 minutes beating the existing record by almost a day and a half. Andrew Murray, 32, of Edinburgh started his epic challenge in Antarctica where he battled extreme sub

.uk to walk, run or cycle 5kms each day for the week he is away. Competitors who enter the daily mini challenge will be entered into a prize draw to win items such as signed Chris Hoy T-shirts and Scotland Rugby goodies, as well as luxury getaways

for well over 10 years before attempting their first marathon. I regret running my first marathon aged just 18. I trained well for a few months after leaving school but wasn’t ready, started too fast and much of the last 10K was walked. I ran 2

all day with work and it's hard to get comfortable.  In your opinion is it harmful to continuing running with lower back pain?  Do you subscribe to the view that pain when walking = no running? - Tempo TomA12) Simple! You need to get your stiff

marathon runner. I think the marathon as an event is quite pure - anyone can access it as a sport, whether you’re running, walking, pushing somebody, spectating or marshaling. The marathon inspires hundreds and thousands of people at every event.There’s a

has the answers: “If I win three golds again at the Olympics this summer, I’ll be a living legend,” he says. “Most legends are dead but I’ll be walking around, living and breathing – and I like the sound of that.” Surely, though, isn’t a man who has