The last year has been transformative for Scott Overall. This time last year he was working part-time in a sports shop and contemplating his debut marathon. Fast forward to September 2011 and the plucky Londoner had jaws dropping with his fifth
More than 30,000 runners will be taking on the Virgin London Marathon on Sunday – so we’ve called in some running legends to give you their best tips. Click through for inspiring advice from Paula Radcliffe, Steve Cram, Scott Overall, David Weir
on the run but the overall feel is of a basic pack: storage space is not best utilised and the lack of padding on the shoulders means they dig in slightly when the bladder is full. Finally, the length of the drinking tube might be a bit short for taller
.But, as pacemaker Scott Overall bowed out after 2000m, Farah edged up on to the shoulder of American rival Galen Rupp for the next five laps. Rupp surged ahead at the bell but, roared on by the home crowd, Farah got back into pole position with barely 100m left
sat looking over the shoulder of Scott Dye, a professor of orthopaedic surgery at the University of California, as he dissected the left knee of a cadaver at a conference of physiotherapists. As I watched him demonstrate the way the donor’s meniscus
running routine for the next two months, and we guarantee you’ll lose weight.Speed works: Dietician and exercise physiologist Scott Fisher recommends speedwork on a track to help slim down. Alternate fast laps and slow laps. “The high-intensity running
How the results were calculated This list was calculated using ratings given by respondents on www.runnersworld.co.uk after they took part in the races. We worked out the average of the 'overall' rating runners gave races, to arrive at a figure
improvements is all about the overall mixture - how you put long runs, speedwork, tempo sessions, rest and warm-up races together. The single most important session though is the long, slow steady run.Q. I was hoping for a sub-4:00 marathon but have been
