"24 years of focus, discipline and dedication… and now that dream is realised."On Sunday November 11, Steve Edwards obliterated the world record for running 500 marathons in the fastest average finish time, which now stands at an incredible 3 hours

This weekend Canadian lawyer and Arc’teryx athlete Adam Campbell will be swapping lycra for office attire in an attempt to beat the Guinness World Record for being the fastest man to run a marathon in a business suit.The ultra runner who is raising

bagged five world records, four world championship gold medals, and is triple Olympic champion, already a legend? Apparently not. “It’s all about retaining Olympic titles,” Bolt says. “And I can tell you exactly why: world records are great, but they can

and remember to follow his Twitter feed (@Marathonchamp) as he prepares for this week's competition.--------------------------------------------Richard Whitehead is the double leg amputee world record holder over the half-marathon [1:14:59 in Reading

, 1:44.1, breaking Coe’s UK record. Coe, despite the suicidal first lap, ran 1:44.8.Coe put that painful experience to good use the following year. In an annus mirabilis, he reduced the 800m world record to 1:42.33. He then broke the mile world record

Could you run 7 marathons in 7 continents in 7 days?Doctor Andrew Murray will be doing just that, with a round-the-world marathon feat starting on November 23, just two days after he undertakes the Ice Marathon. And he's asking you to get involved

.Yes, the book covers the hours, blood, sweat and tears Chrissie devoted to becoming the world record holder and unbeatable sports woman we all admire. But it also delves much deeper into the trials and tribulations of life as an athlete.Chrissie begins

national favourite as an athletics pundit for the BBC. Denise reveals what she really feels about Jessica Ennis claiming her British heptathlon record, why she still gets starstruck around Sebastian Coe and why she’s thrown out the scales for good.My most

. 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

Sally Gunnell became the golden girl at the Barcelona Olympics with her 400m hurdles win. A year later she became World Champion and smashed the world record. Her fierce competitiveness and sunny personality on screen have made her a household name