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Showers unlikely to dampen spirits of 50,000 runners taking on London Marathon

Rain showers are likely to keep London Marathon runners cool on Sunday when 50,000 people race 26.2 miles through the capital. Elite runners and fast club runners will be at the front of the pack – but around 40,000 of those taking part are there ...

01 Oct 2022 at 20:25

Health & Wellbeing

Jenni Falconer: I come back from a run a completely different person

The biggest running event of the year, the London Marathon, is just around the corner – and one person who will be on the start line on October 2 is Radio presenter and podcast host, Jenni Falconer. In fact, it’ll be her ninth time completing ...

14 Sept 2022 at 10:00

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20st maths teacher sheds 7st by playing football and now runs monthly half marathons

A maths teacher who shed over 7st in a year by playing football now completes monthly half marathons to maintain his new physique but says the biggest difference is his happiness. Mike Wallbank, 33, who lives in Bolton, Greater Manchester, ...

09 Sept 2022 at 08:07

Longford Live

Liam lines up for Longford marathon return

Following a two year hiatus the 2022 Abbott Longford Marathon returns this Sunday, August 28. The intervening years were not a fallow time for Longford's most experienced marathon man. The 19th iteration of the 'The Friendly Marathon In ...

27 Aug 2022 at 09:33

Health & Wellbeing

Everything I learned becoming a marathon runner in seven months

Don’t think of yourself as a runner? To tell you the truth, neither did I – until seven months ago when I thought: ‘Hey, how hard can it be to run a half-marathon?’ Who’d have guessed that two months after, I’d be asking the same ...

21 Mar 2023 at 07:30

Training for half marathon makes me feel ‘normal’, says man with brain tumour

A 27-year-old man living with a brain tumour is taking part in the Royal Parks Half Marathon to raise funds for research to find a cure. Ryan O’Shea was diagnosed with a Grade 1 diffuse astrocytoma, a slow-growing type of brain ...

15 Sept 2023 at 14:51

From an inflatable shark to DJ decks: the 79 London Marathon record attempts

A woman dressed in an inflatable shark costume and a man running with DJ decks are just two of the 79 people hoping to achieve London Marathon Guinness World Records (GWR). As April 21, the day of the marathon, approaches, ...

06 Apr 2024 at 08:00

Foreign Office warns man against entering Algeria for Africa fundraising run

A man running the length of Africa for charity has been warned by the UK Foreign Office to avoid travelling through Algeria because of safety concerns. Russ Cook, from Worthing in West Sussex, has covered more than 7,500 ...

25 Jan 2024 at 15:02

Man running length of Africa gets green light to enter Algeria after visa issues

A man running the length of Africa has been given the green light to enter Algeria to continue his gruelling challenge after facing visa issues which left his venture “hanging in the balance”. Russ Cook, from Worthing ...

29 Jan 2024 at 12:43

Man’s running challenge across Africa ‘hangs in the balance’ due to visa issues

A man jogging the length of Africa for charity has said his journey now “hangs in the balance” because of visa issues. After nearly 7,500 miles (12,000km) and 278 days of running, Russ Cook said his Project Africa ...

23 Jan 2024 at 21:42

Health & Wellbeing

Seasoned marathon runners give their best race day tips for first-timers

However prepared you may feel for your first marathon, it is still a huge, amazing challenge to take on, and nerves will be inevitable. But, there is a reason people go on to run countless marathons – and there ...

17 Apr 2023 at 07:00

A cream cracker to a massive squirrel – the 71 London Marathon record attempts

Seventy-one people are to put their best foot forward in order to break London Marathon Guinness World Records – including DJ Adele Roberts who hopes to run the fastest marathon with an ileostomy, and a ‘cream ...

16 Apr 2023 at 00:01

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