Wow have we got a great opportunity for you: the chance to run the Virgin London Marathon 2012 for FREE as part of the Nestlé Pure Life team.Thinking it might be a bit late to start training? Well, it's not! Your Virgin London Marathon place comes

Well done to Nia Evans, who ran the Virgin London Marathon in an impressive 4hrs 13mins for the National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS).  Here she is halfway, looking fresh as a daisy at Tower Bridge. The NDCS had 55 runners in the Virgin London

Missed out on a place in the ballot? You could still run the Virgin London Marathon in Olympic year 2012.Eco-friendly cleaning brand Ecover has teamed up with charity WaterAid to offer one last-minute place in the race.To take up the place, you must

The days are getting longer, the weather's improving - you can't deny it, this is the best time of year to take up running.And if you watched the 36,000 runners slog their way round the 26-mile Virgin London Marathon course on Sunday, maybe you

1.    Sign up for two events in the run up to your race to keep motivation up and to get a taste of the racing environment. It will help you to fine tune things like planning your journey, packing your bags and loo breaks! Wear the kit you’re planning to wear for your main race s...

At my last check - I try to limit looking at my calendar - I calculated that it’s exactly 39 days till the London marathon takes place. My first ever marathon. The first time I will run/ hobble for 26 miles. The first time I will be on my feet

Thirty-year-old Claire Squires had run the marathon once before, trained for this year’s race, was fit and apparently healthy – facts which make her death all the more shocking.She fell in the final stretch of the 2012 Virgin London Marathon

There are five pieces of kit that anyone training for a marathon should stock up on, according to running gear specialist and MD of SportsShoes.com Brett Bannister.Brett says, 'When people run, around three to four times their bodyweight is placed

I’m fresh back from my week in Italy, where to everyone’s surprise, one of the first things I asked the hotel reception staff was whether or not there was a gym. To my surprise, I was actually glad when they said yes. For the most part. Truth is, treadmill running is almost too d...

Most runners don't hit the mental wall until mile 18 or so of the actual race, but I had a little foretaste of bricks 'n' mortar during Sunday's long run. I surprised myself by stopping, dead, with three miles left to go. Why? No big reason, more like a collection of little, pett...