. At about 21 miles I felt a sharp pain at the back of my left knee, which almost stopped me in my tracks. The only mile marker that I didn't see was 22 and I was getting quite depressed when I thought 21 was going on forever. Then, to my relief I saw 23

. The point of the strap is to help with the patella's tracking. See full threadChoosing the right shoes to avoid knee painDon't compromise on shoe choiceVelociraptor - When you buy a pair of shoes don't let the staff hurry you. Try on every single pair

, but invaluable as it is. Training centre software is poor. (FastTracks is better and free). Takes data off watch but fails to work as a training log.My perfect watch would have maps, accuracy to the inch, 100ms update rates, colour screen, phone for emergencies

vitamin C than usual, and Beechams. Feel OK today... maybe it's just taper madness ahead of Dublin. – Night NurseA curry and a good night's sleep always seems to stop a cold in its track for me. In fact the only time I ever get sick is when I'm burning

milestone. Now there's nothing between me and the Flora London Marathon! It's scary enough to make me up the ante, and I'm working hard to keep my training on track. The fast-pace work I've been doing has been a revelation - I can really see it making

carried on kicking, but my mind was asleep and I lost track of time.At around 11 and a half hours, I had a feeling that we were going very well. The official observers kept giving me big thumbs up, which I took as a great sign. Mark told me

, and to make a fuss of them for it wouldn't make them feel better. Besides, in longer races the winners have had their prizes and gone home long before I finish (and I'm not last!) - WilkieYou'd get the running equivalent of track stands, with people hovering

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hands and squeezed every last drop out of it. I would do it all again in a heartbeat and wouldn't change anything if I had my chance again. Liz says: With two weeks to go before the marathon Richard clocked a 10K PB and looked on track for his sub-3

on the line - sorry fellas);training on the track for the first time and having to go home sick from work that night because I was so knackered! goldbeetle My first ever "run" at the age of 37, which lasted a grand total of six minutes, and took four days