of a maker’s care is in its attention to smaller details – and even the 3-2-1 countdown when you hold the reset button to store your workout has been speeded up. In summary, this is a peerless multisport training tool that is worth every penny of its

Abril Bridge (the date of the country's revolution in 1974, history buffs). Running north towards the city on the road deck of this 1.5-mile-long suspension bridge above the River Tagus must surely be one of the most spectacular starts in world running

was probably running about as fast as I could sprint. Well, thanks to the efficient wonders of the IAAF biomechanics team, I've been able to see the 100m splits for his last 1000 metres of the race. His last four 100-metre splits in 14.28, 13.75, 13.43 and 14.05

in pulling up at a spot that has crushed the dreams of far better runners than me.But the fact remains: my attempt to record a personal best at the 2011 Boston Marathon, the world's oldest annual 26.2-miler, has come undone five miles from the finish. Had two