’s taken me a while to recover but a couple of friends have done half-marathons and that has given me the motivation to start taking running more seriously. I only started running again about four months ago." "I came across the Runner’s World website after
Award.All five of the individuals below have been nominated by you, the Runner’s World reader, and all five have had an extraordinary impact on the running community. Like the award’s namesake - Jane Tomlinson - our 2009 nominees’ seemingly boundless
at Runner's World for 10 years and took over the marathon schedules when Bruce Tulloh retired from writing them. Steve has run more than 60 marathons (26 Londons) and as well as holding a PB of 2:29, he has also won a British marathon title in his age group
For the week ending 2 March 2009Hot to trot...Post-Run Pleasures Some research suggests certain kinds of exercise led to cravings for certain foods. After a long winter run, I absolutely must have hot tea and toasted teacakes with real butter
Hard Training Q&AsTRAINING GENERAL• Do I need to take an "easy week" when my average mileage isn’t that high? • Should you try and break through ‘the wall’ in training? • Is it just the cold weather, or am I getting fitter? • How do I overcome
the thread For the week ending 15 June 2009Hot to trot...Runner Rivalry When you spot another runner ahead of you on a run, do you get the urge to overtake them even if they’re faster than you? Schmoo74 I find that chaps are (generally) more competitive
in the morning; it's not fast enough'. In reality, the ability to be a world-class marathon runner does in part depend on being able to absorb the training over two or three years. I don't know of any elite marathon runner who doesn't average around 100 miles a
themed evening, unless Tor has changed her mind in the last 24 hours. You have to come in something beginning with any letter from "RUNNER'S WORLD". So, for instance, you could come as a Rabbit, a Unicorn, a Nurse, an Elephant, a Runner (heaven forbid), a
. This will be her last opportunity to do so before April 26. Meg is at the stage now where the marathon is starting to feel very real, and with that come nerves and apprehension. This is very common for first-time marathon runners but - like Meg - have
for neither runner nor general pedestrian. There’s the 'lets just stop suddenly' brigade who want to either admire a particularly inspiring building (usually M&S) or look at a map. There are also the gangs of girly teenagers and gangly boys who amble down
