've found that my vision in contacts is better than in glasses, so I'm thinking I may wear them for my first marathon, whatever the weather. – Runner-beanTry www.contactlenses.co.uk. They are much cheaper than from an optician – but you will need your
Triathlon events have grown fast in popularity over the last couple of years, and this week's questioner is just one of many RW members thinking of giving the run/bike/swim thing a whirl..."I am a plodder (mainly 2-hour half marathons; FLM last year
picking up the pace and eventually the walking breaks went. A few years on, I'm now a marathon runner and gone from a size 14 to between an 8 and a 10. So stick at it, it's worth it in the end. Oh, and by the way,you'll burn a lot more calories outside
the distance alone or as a four-person relay.What you say "Fantastic route. I enjoyed the 6am safety briefing – "Keep the sea on the left and the land on the right!" I'll be back next year!" David Douglas 2 100 100 11 ratings3Dumfries Marathon, Dumfries
that it's a good idea to limit dehydration as you run, in the real world many runners completing marathons between three and four hours do so with a level of dehydration between two and five per cent. So, if you've been following current guidelines
the process, the better you'll deal with it over time." Ultra-marathon runner Andy Jones-Wilkins sees his acceptance of pain as a competitive advantage. "The person who knows the suffering is coming, who expects and embraces it, will do better than someone
and stretching your running shoes is to hit the tennis court or five-a-side pitch in them. "They are not designed for the kind of lateral movement that these sports require."Q: Can I use one pair of shoes for all my running?A: No. Take a nice pair of ultra
-2-3-4-5-6... – Andrew_BI often have memories of the places I've run. I sometimes think of sex. – The Hoose-GoerYep. Sex. And it take me over five hours to do a marathon... – flrI love running at night, as my other hobby is astronomy. I think about cosmology a lot, life
woman have been banned from competing in the Edinburgh Marathon for life after they were caught swapping entry numbers. What do you think? Love it! They probably just put the wrong numbers on - if they knew each other, and were staying at the same
.4-mile swim, 112-mile cycle, and a full 26.2-mile marathon. This summer's trip saw over 50 forumites board the Pirate ship – including a record number of beginners. Now they're back it's time to catch up with first-timers arctic lady, Nam, PSC, Rio
