Last year, as a non-runner, I decided to enter the London marathon, with the intention of doing regular training to improve my fitness, and to get me round in a decent first-time time. However, have done very little training, walked the Silverstone half in 3.25, and now my back i...

Arrgghh! Help- i wasn't planning on doing a half until next year - but this one has got me sorely tempted -Has anyone done this course before - is it good for a first timer ???I've been training 5 to six days a week for the last month or so and raced my fisrt 10k in 50 minutes l...

How can you "get over it", is it possible?, or is this something I am going to have to contend with for the rest of my life.I am sick of the "fear" of putting weight on, I am sick of not being comfortable with my body image, I am sick of thinking (worrying?) about weight, day in ...

This was a great event last year - one of the best marathons I've done. Organisation was superb, course v scenic although tough. Looking forward to this year's race. I'm thinking about doing this one myself. Me too, if I get time off work. Sorry.. last year was my first ever .....

I've been mulling this over for a while now, I've read last year's thread and it seems to get a really good write up so I'm almost convinced, however I'm wondering about a few things...How much of an impact does this kind of distance have? I have a few races soon after (half's th...

ok need advice! running a half marathratn sun! am feeling knacked! acording to my trainning plan i need to run today and fri but just feel knacked! is it bad to miss the runs and do you think it b ok to run fri 5m and 4 easy sat then half m sun? or is this too much! Don't run unt...

Hi...I just wondered if I might be able to get a bit of support from anyone out there, or a kick up the butt as I know many people have bigger problems. I've been dipping in and out of depression for a few years and it all got worse this summer after I had a miscarriage that drag...

I would like to hear from anyone out there that has done this before? Any hints or tips, what are the conditions generally like? What is the turn out like? Any snippets of information that one would find invaluable would be helpful.CheersTasha I watched this one back in 1981 (...

Am about to become a first time dad in about a month and just wondered through your experiences how it affected your running. I appreciate that obviously time will be more limited and also sleepless nights may also be a factor but I would still like to have some ME time. Will thi...

There is no mention of a 5 mile race in addition to the 20, only a 1 mile Novice run. However there are prices for the 5 mile race - is there a 5 miler in addition to the 20? Singing Angel , I did the 20 mile option last year in all the gale force winds and will be doing the same...