’t eaten much. At mile 19, I was like, ‘Am I still running?’ I was a shell. I ran 3:52:46. During that race, I ran near Minnie Mouse. For an hour and a half people yelled, ‘Way to go, Minnie Mouse!’ I thought, ‘I’m going to go crazy.’ This year, I
and was pleased with my time of 4:42. It was pure elation when I crossed the line. I felt I’d joined an exclusive club, having run this crazy distance. I’m proud to talk about it; it was a real achievement.I take my running gear with me everywhere now. When we
strategies for coping with race day nerves - and the pressure of being the 2012 Olympic triathlon favourite.Do you have a strategy going into the Olympic qualification races?I'd like it to be a hard swim, hard bike, hard run - but I've got to prepared
experience, even potentially in a different sport.For the VLM, it’s evolution, tiny tweaks. Is there going to an amazing, radical change? No, you would be crazy.The biggest ‘problem’ with the VLM is it can’t accommodate everyone who wants to run
to start an interview but, as is soon apparent, if there's one thing the multi-talented 25-year-old athlete doesn't do with aplomb, it's dull.We've just met at St Pancras station in London. Jess has arrived by train from her home in Sheffield and is on her
way to start an interview but, as is soon apparent, if there's one thing the multi-talented 25-year-old athlete doesn't do with aplomb, it's dull.We've just met at St Pancras station in London. Jess has arrived by train from her home in Sheffield
killer, and Tom jokes that setting up a turbo in a steam room in preparation is actually not a crazy idea. "It sounds silly but people actually do that and it's a good idea. You can turn up all the radiators in the house and put an extra layer of clothing
Introducing the comeback kid: Mark Lewis-Francis. After a year off due to Achilles injuries, the former 100m World Junior Champion was close to giving up running. Then along came new coach Linford Christie, new sponsor Puma and a renewed love
friends and family, but you’re all on your own. You go through low spells when you’re in the middle of nowhere in a remote forest, you’re low on energy and when you can't get your head around finishing the day. It’s as with any run really, you start out
