quicker in the marathon and get PBs on the track in the 5,000m and 10,000m. I’d just like to run faster, isn’t that everyone’s goal?Age: 28Coach: Robert ChapmanClub: Blackheath & BromleyCareer Highlights:2005 – European U23 Championships 5000m 6th2008
contracted meningitis at the age of five. Nowadays running is the only sport on the agenda for the 100m sprinter, whose sights are firmly set on London 2012.How were you talent spotted?I went to London just over a year ago for a talent day organised
exercise but can't seem to lose weight, then it might be time to look more closely at your diet.Despite having already run for 18 years, Simon Lynch brought his weight down from 15.5 stone to 12 stone over a three-month period by increasing training
long-awaited sub-13:00 5,000m and smash David Moorcoft's 28-year-old British record in the process.We caught up with this exceptional athlete as he joined a crowd of fans for a flash run around London's Regent's Park organised by Bupa.Q. Why are you
the most of the superb grounds after your race, or cheat and make a beeline for the refreshment stalls - custard pie anyone? Enter online now.Gawsworth 10K and 5K Fun Run (Macclesfield, September 12)Cross-country newbies will delight in this varied course
Snacking is a national epidemic. Research published in June 2010 suggested that nine out of 10 British adults snack between meals and half do so daily. Curbing your snacking - or at least finding healthy alternatives - is crucial to weight
The Skeleton Run 5 (Leicestershire, October 29)As darkness sets, grab a costume and join a band of fearless runners and nordic walkers for a thrilling Halloween race. The hilly trails of Beacon Hill Country Park offer the perfect racing grounds
was an achievement beyond expectations.Q. Your fastest 100m in five years took place in Delhi [10:15]. Now you are fully recovered from injury, how much more can we expect your times to tumble?A. To be running my fastest time in five years in October is very
deficiency. University of Oklahoma Professor Emeritus of Medicine and haematology specialist E. Randy Eichner works with the University's sports teams and screens all incoming female athletes for anaemia. Year on year, Eichner finds that between 10 and 20 per
from 200m to the marathon.Richard holds the world record for leg amputees over the marathon (2:42:52 in Chicago) and half-marathon (1:14:59 in Reading). When the IPC ruled that he couldn’t compete in the 2012 Paralympic marathon (which is only open
