Distance: 1.9K/ 90K/ 21KWhen: June 26Where: Ullswater, Lake DistrictFirst man: Martin Cain 4:33:25First woman: Wendy McBride 5:40:50Last finisher: 10:11:46No of finishers: 327A day in the lakes: sounds like a summer picnic in perfect surroundings

taper and am doing a half rmarathon race this weekeknd, leaving me only 1 more opportunity to maximise my distance the weekend after next.Is it possible to run the full 26.2 with only a 15 mile under my belt? I'm hoping for some race day magic to get me

I am currently writing a little Marathon Race Day Survival Guide for a Marathon Night I am having in February.What I want to know is what are your hints and tips for surviving marathon race day? Whether it is a cunning way to beat the toilet queues

I'm running the Luton Marathon on 2nd December.  I fancy having a go at the Bushy Park Time Trial (5k) 8 days before but if I do this I want to run hard (approx 7.5 min mile pace for me). Will a hard (but short) race have any adverse effect on my

There is a ten mile race I would really like to enter but it is on Friday 18th April!!What do people think about entering, will I have recovered from the FLM?? I think you you could run very well it would be later on in the year when you suffer from

Hi all,  In a sheer moment of madness, last night I signed up for the 5k Pants in the Park race on the 14th June 2009 (its a charity close to my heart hence the spur of the moment sign up).However, I am crazily unfit!!! Any amount of exercise leaves

running, rather than 3 hr. [Unless racing, I can eat immediately before running. Full 3-course meal, if available.]On a slightly different note, if you are doing long working days and early weekday starts, then the best weekend regime is rising

I want to have a go at AR racing (bored with just running on roads!) but would rather not do it on my own and so I need a training partner.  I live in Basingstoke, reasonably fit (running in the Reading half marathon on Sunday and should finish

to them. def new shoes.i had to get new shoes right before my first race (10 miles) and i was fine. i was probably lucky, i know, but i think blisters will be better than no cushioning. i had slathered my feet in vaseline as well.good luck Blimey, holes

. Also, that way, you don't get pulled into going off too fast.Regardless, this is your first race, and finishing will be a PB, so don't put too much pressure on yourself, just enjoy the day, you'll love it, I am sure. Hey Shedboy, The best thing you can