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Goal: sub-4:00 Mentor: Steve Smythe Sport scientist: Gareth Turner Forum nickname: AndyV Age: 34 Running for: 1 year No. of marathons: 0

Standfirst: 16-week sub-4:00 scheduleAuthor:Pics:Issue date: Feb-May01Keywords:uan131-->A 4:00 marathon is approximately 9:00 per mile. To break 4:00, you should eventually be capable of a sub-1:50 half-marathon (8:20 per mile) and sub-50:00 10K (8

Age: 45 Job activity level: Works in a shop so on his feet all day Marathon history: Six marathons over a 25-year period Goal: 4:00 Current PB: 4:14:27 Height: 1.75m Current Weight: 77kg. Rob

Runner's World talks to Steve Edwards, 48, the man who knows all there is to know about running the legendary 26.2 miles"I ran my first marathon aged 18. It was my first-ever race: Coventry was holding its first marathon, and I had a bet with some mates to see if I could do it. I...

This was my fourth London Marathon. I know from experience that it is never easy to PB due to the sheer number of people running, but it is simply the best marathon for atmosphere. I had a target of sub-4:00, had put the training in and knew what I

).The Fetch point was a blur. I knew stopping would mean missing my sub-4:00 target so just crashed my way past grabbing a Jaffa Cake and a handful of Jelly Babies. I believe it was at this point that any rational thoughts were left in my wake. The Jelly

The Virgin London Marathon was my first ever marathon. Previously I'd run the Bupa Great North Run and, having been hooked on the atmosphere and the fantastic sense of achievement, I set my sights on the London Marathon.With four months of five-days-a-week training (RW's 16-week ...

to stretch out my legs. The crowd helped so much. The back of my left thigh went near the TV camera in front of Buckingham Palace (I hope the BBC didn't get that moment), and I pushed on to finish before the big clock hit 4:00. My final time was 3

. Often I’d be cut up or forced to hold back from others doing the same. I knew that my golden time of 3:45 was out the window. But I felt if I tried I could still get sub-4:00.There were a couple of points that I could see clear stretches - along the path