. Training for the event alone is a mission and conditions at Kona always make for an unpredictable and edge-of-the-seat race.Ones to watchThe women: High drama is promised in the women’s race as 2011 winner and world record holder Chrissie Wellington takes a
the launch of their first swimmer-specific training watch. And what a watch it is; providing all the features and functions that you’d expect from a Garmin gadget with a few extra perks.What is it?Garmin Swim is a hyper intelligent training device designed
We were delighted today to watch videos saluting Jess Ennis’ mum Alison and Chris Hoys’s mum Carol.We always laud the athletes who achieve – and rightly so – but rarely do we hear the stories of the family and friends who played their part in each
This week the Runner’s World team were delighted to be invited to a pre-screening of this summer’s most hotly anticipated Brit flick: Fast Girls.It’s been far too long since we flopped on the sofa to watch a good athletics film. Chariots of Fire
. It is the greatest spectacle on Earth. When the 100m Olympics final is on, everyone says, “Usain Bolt is running. Turn over and let’s watch.”The day jobAnd watch we have done, in our billions, as his jaw-dropping performances have turned him into one of the most
they invest is all-important. Watching athletic perfection is enthralling, but watching the human spirit triumph over adversity in order to achieve that perfection is emotional. Without that emotion, sport is just facts and figures. And this story is about
channels - more than 20 million people watched me race on a Tuesday night. Every May to September we’d fill 60-70 per cent of the newspapers’ back pages. It’s hard to imagine now.There is an expectation for Mo Farah to win gold in London 2012. Think back
.Sally revealed how it felt to win Olympic gold, the pressure at the top, how she banished self doubt and why she’s looking forward to watching the wildcard winners at London 2012. Athletics is the main sport of the Olympics. There’s nothing like seeing who wins
recognition of women’s sports after these games.The athletes I’m most looking forward to watching at London 2012 are: Katherine Grainger and Jess Ennis. Katherine already has double sculling silver Olympic medals, and I'm hoping it's her turn for gold. I think
the race – and only if you provided a self-addressed envelope. The profile of triathlon has also grown enormously; most people know about triathlon now and watch it on television. In 1983 very few people knew what a triathlon involved.What has been
