Men's Running UK - 12.2018

Men’s Running is the only men’s running magazine which also features fitness, sports, lifestyle, health, nutrition and a razor-like wit. The magazine offers straightforward advice, inspiration and guidance to all levels of runner, giving you the motivation to get out there.

*** I never had any desire to run a marathon. Yes, I watched it religiously every year from 1984 when Charlie Spedding set the then-English record and marveled at the speeds. But it didn’t hold any appeal for me. I was a track runner, a thoroughbred, an out-and-out speed merchant; the thought of running 26 miles consecutively, back-to-back, was just too monstrous a thought. And then I started working in running and I realised that, for 99% of the population, running IS marathons. No one ever says ‘ah, you’re a runner, what’s your 1500metre time?’. The first question anyone asks is ‘have you run a marathon?’. Fortunately, I’m now in the happy position to say yes. Several in fact. And more half marathons than I can actually remember. ***