the off made it hard to stay warm and motivated – bring a sleeping bag and travel Scrabble. And at the end in Central Park, baggage buses that were lined up along one side of a narrow road meant it took up to an hour to exit the finish zone because

Malkovich, Bica do Sapato (bicadosapato.com) does modern takes on Portuguese classics in a converted riverside warehouse. WARM-UP Just west of the city centre, Monsanto Park is a 1,000-hectare forested oasis brimming with keep-fit trails and footpaths.

good night for Britain on the track. Nicola Sanders and Christine Ohuruogo made the women's 400m final, the first time the country has had two athletes in the final of the event. And Andy Baddeley took advantage of a final straight pile-up of two rival