If anyone’s going to give competitors a run for their money in this Sunday’s London Marathon, it’s elite runner Amy Whitehead – one of the fittest and most recognised members at our Nottingham West Bridgford club.
Back in the days of my childhood, when going over to a school friend for tea was a regular event, one occasion sticks in my mind for all the wrong reasons.
With the big race just around the corner, it can be a very exciting time for both new-comers and seasoned veterans. Here is a quick check-list of considerations you should make.
However you approach them, marathons remain the severest test of mental and physical fitness most of us will ever encounter. To have a realistic chance of making the distance (all 26.2 miles of it), we recommend taking the following advice.
As we skip towards spring and the Easter holidays, it really is time to wake up from that winter hibernation and sniff the daffodils - here’s the not-so-subtle Easter segue.