and completely shattered all I could think about was doing it again. I want to get to £10,000 I told my wife. Well, twelve months on I am getting closer.Since the London Marathon 2010 I have completed the Great North Run again, and I went to mallorca last October

- I tucked into a scrummy cheese salad sandwich before we headed off to get the train home and to put our feet up for the evening.What a great day for my 19th marathon. Now, what about next year...

hoped) despite it being very busy. The course was surprisingly tight and it was difficult getting past slower runners and even some walkers. A sub-4:00 time meant 9:09 per mile, and after four miles of 10-minute-miling I abandoned any aspiration of my

Although cheap by the standards of polar travel – the 2004 package for race entry, flights and accommodation from Longyearbyen was $8500 compared with $12,500 on other trips – it was still unquestionably an expensive running race. Perhaps that added extra

, 20km, half way (which was 13.1 miles – half marathon distance obviously, or just over 21km if you use kms!) another mat at 30km, one at 40km, and obviously one at the finish, which is just over 42km, or 26.2 miles! Handy, so that everyone but the very

recovery from injuries and infections, so eat high-quality sources, such as lean meat, soya beans (in the form of soya milk or tofu), fish and low-fat dairy products. Each day, try to have 150-180g of lean meat or two to three servings of soya products

specifically for your fit lifestyle.In 1992, the USDA unveiled its Food Guide Pyramid as a replacement for the outdated Four Basic Food Groups, which had been in place since the mid-1950s. The USDA based its pyramid design on the needs of average people, most

; then sail round the coast to invade the city from the south, where they hoped the gates would be opened to them by traitors within. The Athenians could only put up an army of 10,000 men, with no cavalry and no ships. Their allies from the tiny city state

for voting!Most likely to cheer you up on a grim dayLet's face it, there are lots of grim days out there. So special mentions to...... 1/2 M girl, AlanD, Any of the regulars on the Scottish Runners thread, Anyone on Porkers thread, Badger, Barnsleyrunner

of hilly town and flat rural running; negative splits; the carnival atmosphere of a 10,000-plus runner start; nightlife – Nottingham’s is legendarySeptember 12 Yorkshireman Off-Road Marathon, Yorks Demanding off-road courses; entering team events