think that I’m a very disciplined person because I lost so much weight and have trained for so many marathons. Nonsense. I think I’m about the least disciplined person I’ve ever known. Discipline is not my strong suit. But I’d go so far as to suggest

, but he takes it to the extreme. He runs only hard days – three of them a week. On the other four days, he doesn’t run at all, though he lifts weights several times a week, and also enjoys a fast game of tennis.In stripping his training programme to its

:00:10 Strengths: I'm quite slim (less weight to carry) and stubborn. Weaknesses: Hamstrings; finding enough time to train. Most looking forward to: Seeing how fast I can run with professional coaching. Most

to plod, when a spectator pumped her fist at me and shouted, "Looking great! You're in eighth place!" In an instant, my world changed. The weight in my legs lifted, my breathing relaxed, and my spirit crawled out of its hole. Suddenly I didn't just

. Also try toast with raisins or grapes.Q. I returned to running three years ago at the age of 42. My half-marathon PB was 1:12 in the early 1990s. I have now lost nearly four stone in weight and my race times are starting to get a lot faster - recently I

train. Then a 20-minute walk to Greenwich Park where the start is, and an equally long wait at the toilets so Mark could shed a bit of pre-race weight. By the time we got to the start area the gun had already gone, so we hopped over the barriers

before, instead of a budget hotel out on a trading estate with nothing for miles. And before I do another I want to lose some weight and get in more long runs.Evil Pixie, 6:46:186:46:18 “...calculating times and even location - despite just passing a mile

.Nothing can compare to the magical feeling of finishing. I wish I could bottle it up and keep it forever!Norm, 6:40:49 What a day! Fantastic – I did it in 6 hours 41 minutes, first time. To do that I have had to loose nearly five stones in weight, combat

. It was incredibly sad.Getting from the finish to the repatriation area - 40 minutes of sheer hell. Being hemmed in by near stationary crowds was claustrophobic and not what I needed after running 26.2 miles. My kit bag seemed twice the weight pre

for races. The advantage goes beyond the few grams you’ll save in weight, says Fischer. “Even if the physical advantages are minimal, the psychological gain could be a real plus.” Time savings: 10-15 seconds Add Two Minutes To Your Warm-up“Many runners don