2 h. ago 10 things I wish I'd known before signing up for the London Marathon

From planning your training around a busy schedule to what to do on race day, Emma Loffhagen has everything you need to know before signing up to run the gruelling 26.2-miler

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2 h. ago London Marathon: 10 things I wish I'd known before signing up – and what you should know before running

From planning your training around a busy schedule to what to do on race day, Emma Loffhagen has everything you need to know before signing up to run the gruelling 26.2-miler

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33 h. ago Runner eyes record for fastest London Marathon in traffic cone suit

Runner eyes record for fastest London Marathon in traffic cone suit  Evening Standard

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35 h. ago Jesy Nelson recovering after ‘successful’ surgery to help unborn twins

Her partner will raise money for the helpline Twins Trust through running the London Marathon.

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35 h. ago Runner aims to break record for fastest London Marathon run in traffic cone suit

Michael Wiggins aims to complete his 18th London Marathon run in three hours and 15 minutes.

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3 d. ago West Lothian man to undertake massive physical challenge for good cause

Murray Gourdie is running the London Marathon for a children’s cancer charity.

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3 d. ago Lachie Kennedy upstages Gout Gout on Australian athletics’ historic night

Pair produce thrilling men’s 200m at Maurie Plant meetClaudia Hollingsworth prevails in ‘crazy’ women’s 1500mTeenage sprint sensation Gout Gout has been upstaged by rival Lachie Kennedy in the 200m at the Maurie Plant meet in Melbourne on a night that confirms athletics’ resurgence in Australia.In front of around 10,000 fans at Lakeside Stadium, the first sell-out at an Australian one-day athletics meet in more than two decades, the 17-year-old finished just four hundredths of a second behind his fellow Queenslander. Kennedy, who last week won Australia’s first medal in the 60m at the world indoor championships, finished in a personal best of 20.26s after running a powerful bend and holding off Gout at the line. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Swindon business owner to run London Half Marathon for local charity

Swindon business owner to run London Half Marathon for local charity  Yahoo Eurosport UK

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3 d. ago London Marathon participants confused by new finisher medal requirement

London Marathon participants confused by new finisher medal requirement  Canadian Running Magazine

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3 d. ago London Marathon fury as thousands of runners fear they could miss out on finishers' medals after organisers changed the rules

Thousands of participants in this year's London Marathon could face disappointment on completing the race after organisers changed the rules surrounding the award of finishers' medals.

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4 d. ago London Marathon fury as thousands of runners could miss out on finishers' medals after organisers changed the rules

Thousands of participants in this year's London Marathon could face disappointment on completing the race after organisers changed the rules surrounding the award of finishers' medals.

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4 d. ago Kelly Sotherton slams online trolls who targeted Team GB athletics star Eilish McColgan

McColgan, the 10,000m European record holder was recently the subject of grim online comments about her body after posting a video of her London Marathon training on Instagram

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4 d. ago London Marathon fury as thousands of runners could miss out on finishers' medals after organisers changed the

London Marathon fury as thousands of runners could miss out on finishers' medals after organisers changed the  Daily Mail

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4 d. ago London Marathon fury as thousands of runners fear they could miss out on finishers' medals after organisers ch

London Marathon fury as thousands of runners fear they could miss out on finishers' medals after organisers ch  Daily Mail

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5 d. ago Fear and Gibson eye worlds breakthrough as Chock and Bates chase ice dance history

Britain’s most noteworthy figure skating duo since Torvill and Dean are aiming to put sport back in spotlight of 1984More than four decades have come and gone since Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean enamoured the world with their epochal Boléro routine at the 1984 Winter Olympics, collecting a slew of perfect 6.0s from the judges and a permanent place in British sporting lore. Their names remain shorthand for excellence in figure skating – especially in the UK, where the sport has long since faded from the spotlight.This week in Boston, however, another British ice dance duo are quietly building on a legacy of their own. When Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson take the TD Garden ice for the rhythm dance on Friday afternoon, they will do so as genuine medal contenders. After finishing fourth at the last two world championships, the pair arrive in Massachusetts in form: winners of both their Grand Prix assignments, bronze medallists at the Grand Prix final, and holders of seven national tit...

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5 d. ago Alex Yee’s toughest London Marathon training run: In numbers

Alex Yee’s toughest London Marathon training run: In numbers  Runner's World UK

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5 d. ago Brain injury survivor gunning for Guinness World Record at London Marathon

Brain injury survivor gunning for Guinness World Record at London Marathon  South London News

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5 d. ago 'I lived like a Zombie and was told by doctors I'd never run again

Lucy Evans, 51, was told she'd never be able to run again and couldn't walk for three months after suffering severe back pain - but now she's preparing for the London Marathon

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7 d. ago Thanet dads take on London Marathon in aid of Wooden Spoon charity

Thanet dads take on London Marathon in aid of Wooden Spoon charity  The Isle of Thanet News

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7 d. ago Training for the London marathon? Here's why glucose is so important

Keeping glucose levels regulated is an important part of putting in a good performance at the gym - and after

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