Join the threadVanishing Vets Why aren't there more 70 and 80 year olds racing? A lot of us are quite obsessive about our sport, and every runner I speak to wants to carry on for as long as possible. With modern equipment surely there’s no reason

my family and my friend Rob (who I'm running for) to celebrate after the race. Most dreading: My knee injury putting in a re-appearance; being severely reprimanded by the sports scientists; and having feet with nails that resemble something

Apart from the sort of injuries that can plague all runners – shin splints, black toenails, tendonitis – there are some health issues that are more prevalent in women runners, and some that are exclusively female.AcneWomen runners can be plagued

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quite easily could manage the Olympics: good luck for 2012.Oxton48, 3:58I ran London for the first time, for the Runner's World Forum Tsunami Team, and did 3:58 (well pleased!)I REALLY don't like crowds - I hate all the jostling and bumping. Euston

ran on the day, especially with my pacing up to about 23 miles. The reason the physical shutters came down after that, I believe, was simply not enough miles in training. The balancing act of keeping injury-free and been fully trained for a quick

new runner but an injury has resulted in a layoff of 4-6 weeks. I’m having withdrawal symptoms and I’m so grumpy! How do you cope with being out? Shedboy The key thing is to identify why and how you got injured, and take the necessary mental

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recommend Keane, Barry White's 'You're my everything' and Maroon 5)A golden moment was in the changing tent at the start when someone broke the ice when they asked the male runner getting changed into a fancy dress costume portraying a women giving him a

the weather but he struggled with hydration too. Rob showed good control at the Lucozade Sport Flora London Marathon Workshop (or perhaps it was just fatigue) and resisted the temptation to run too fast. He then put in a good speed session early this week