With the GB 400m record still firmly under his belt, Iwan Thomas is now a regular on the long-distance running circuit. The former European and Commonwealth Champion reveals his love affair with the London Marathon - and how to resist temptation
in Runner’s World that the UK’s first triathlon was being held in Reading in June 1983, so I learnt to swim. The rest is history.How has triathlon changed in the last 30 years?Back in 1983 we didn’t have wetsuits and had to make do with steel bikes. We also
It was 1987. Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up was at number one, the world’s stock markets were on their way into a tailspin and 26-year old Mark Kleanthous was racing at the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii.Fast-forward 23 years – many
Few athletes have competed in as many Commonwealth Games as sprinter Marlon Devonish. Heading to his fourth Games this year, Devonish has made history at these championships - he is co-holder of the Commonwealth record for the 4x100m men's relay
be a slow pace or it could be at world record pace. Position is more important than time.I can definitely run a lot faster than I did in Berlin. In Berlin I was running on my own for the last half of the race. I’d like to think I can run 2:07-8.The
in my head. I’ll imagine running down the finishing straight and just snatching a win in an exciting sprint finish or picture my family cheering me on from the sides as I break the course record. I don’t think the scenarios have to be realistic. It
Chrissie Wellington is one of the UK’s most successful athletes. She won the Ironman World Championship in 2007, 2008 and 2009. In July the 33-year-old shattered the world record for an Ironman-distance race, winning Challenge Roth in Germany in a
