From meeting the experts to writing to-do lists, here's all you need to know ahead of the Virgin London Marathon 2012.Mile-By-Mile GuideOur interactive mile-by-mile guide is packed with details of the landmarks you'll spot en route, where to find
More than 30,000 runners will be taking on the Virgin London Marathon on Sunday – so we’ve called in some running legends to give you their best tips. Click through for inspiring advice from Paula Radcliffe, Steve Cram, Scott Overall, David Weir
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
Prague Marathon, May 9 2010If you didn't snap up a Virgin London Marathon place in the ballot, don't be too disheartened and definitely don't stop training – not only is there still a chance you could be joining the crowds in the capital next year
My husband ran the race. In training, just about everything for months had gone to plan. He set off strong. The family saw him at mile 12 and he looked good and happy - he was aiming for four hours. We were all waiting on Birdcage Walk, banners
Guinness World Records have announced more than 100 runners will be hoping to smash records at this Sunday’s Virgin London Marathon.The records range from slightly mad to completely off-the-scale. Here are a few of the wackiest attempts to watch out
:Wed: 11.50, 14.30, 15.55, 17.55Thurs: 11.40, 14.00, 15.30, 17.30Fri: 11.20, 14.05, 15.55, 17.35Sat: 10.20, 12.40, 15.00 Powered by TimexProud sponsor
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Virgin London Marathon.(Above) The support groups divided up the runners' treats.
The RW forumites set up their annual Support Groups at Mile 17 (Mudchute). Piles of jelly babies are bagged to give marathon runners a boost, led by forumite Bouncing Barlist