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
selection day in Birmingham on December 4 2010, where you will meet the coaches, PRO Team experts and Runner's World staff to assess your health, fitness and injury history. Shortly after the selection day, we will choose a final shortlist of 18-24 runners
finalist in the 10,000m in both the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 and Atlanta Olympics in 1996. He then went on to win the Chicago Marathon in 1996 with a career best of 2:08:51 - a time that, to this day, consolidates his place in the UK Marathon All Time Top
Runner's World Podcasts Flora London Marathon: A Runner's World Audio Special Take Runner's World magazine with you while you prepare for the biggest race in the world. Listen to expert advice
. Liz Yelling Liz has been competing as a top international athlete for more than 15 years. In 2006, she won the Bronze medal in the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and she has twice represented Great Britain in the Olympics (Athens 2004 and Beijing
, or it can be a couple of long weekends at home, if planned properly.I write this during my fourth training camp of the year, 7000ft up in the Pyrenees at Font Romeu. This is high level training in every sense of the world, as most of the group are preparing
in case I had hypochondria. I get it when Im meditating, too. Im supposed to count out 10 breaths while concentrating wholly on my breathing. If my mind strays to anything else Ducati motorcycles, the size of mangoes, the Shania Twain video then I
this first-hand on a 1998 trip to Kenya. One morning, I joined a handful of marathon runners who were being coached by Dr Gabriella Rosa as they tackled the infamous Fluorspar Hill that rises nearly 4000ft in 13 miles.I managed to hang on for only 10 minutes
John Buzzard was a seriously stressed man. His work involved long hours and punishing travel. He was married with three small, hyperactive children, who all demanded a lot from him when he was at home.Living in a busy London suburb, he was always
