different answers. A simpler alternative is to follow this advice from physiologist Jack Daniels: rest until you feel ready to run again.Ditch the watchSports watches are invaluable during a race or speed session, but on easy runs they can become just
-shirt to go with the shoes – which is highly recommended – then the costs start to add up. And you'll say that your bank statements prove the theory spectacularly misguided after you've bought your first watch, invested in a heart rate monitor or rewarded
run, partly through forgetting my watch and partly due to the fact that the training has starting to take its toll. I feel fully refreshed for doing a 14 miler last Saturday instead of 21 and really enjoyed my long run this weekend (22 miles
the Isle of Dogs and the dour loop of Docklands.Watch out for: The cobblestone footpath beside the Tower of London.Contact: tel 020 7902 0200; web www.london-marathon.co.uk Size: 30,000+Month: AprilBack to main article
, marking the entry into formerly Socialist East Berlin.Lows: Sparse crowds in the eastern section of the city.Watch out for: The in-line skaters who share the marathon with runners.Contact: Berlin Marathon, Glockenturmstraße 2314055 Berlin; e-mail info
to the finish in Central Park. Highs: The six-deep crowd on First Avenue as you enter Manhattan for the first time.Lows: The three-hour wait at the holding complex before the 11am start.Watch out for: The rolling hills over the final miles in Central Park
sections of the course.Watch out for: The free post-race party at the Navy Pier.Contact: LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon, PO Box 2784, Chicago, Illinois 60690-2784, USA; tel 001 312 904 9800; e-mail marathon.office@abnamro.comUK contact: Sports Tours; 0161
. If their support can’t inspire you, you don’t have a heartbeat.Lows: The long walk from the finish near Copley Square to the baggage buses.Watch out for: Junk food served up at Hopkinton fair in the hours waiting for the midday start.Contact: Boston Athletic
.Lows: Passing the kilometre markers on the first lap, knowing you have to run 21km before you see them again. Watch out for: The crossing of the Vesterbron at 35km. The bridge is only a 90ft climb, but it feels worse the second time around.Contact: Stockholm
the waterfront.Lows: An out-and-back section of the course at 29km, where you pass runners going in the opposite direction to the finish.Watch out for: The well-stocked feed stations with cake and hot drinks. Contact: Rotterdam Marathon, P.O. Box 21955, 3001 AZ
