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Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon 2009

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Paula Radcliffe delight for Mara Yamauchi

07.05.09
Athletics: Paula Radcliffe has welcomed the competition provided by Mara Yamauchi following her British rival's success at the London Marathon ... more

2010 Marathon spots taken up in record time

30.04.09
London Marathon: There may be almost a year to go until the starter’s gun fires but the 2010 London Marathon has already broken a record... more

Schoolboys join paraplegic Major as he walks to help fellow heroes

29.04.09
A paraplegic soldier has entered his fourth day of the London marathon, supported by pupils from his former school... more

Marathon runners 'drop like flies' in the London sunshine

27.04.09
More than 6,000 runners needed treatment in one of the hottest London marathons on record... more

Armchair marathon is the real endurance test

27.04.09
London Marathon: On and on and on it goes, yard after yard, mile after mile, minute after insufferable minute, the boredom relentless, the pain remorseless, every split second an ordeal by excruciation... more

Epic London marathon set to break all records

24.04.09
For most of the 36,000 runners in the London Marathon, getting to the end will be achievement enough... more

Gail Emms shapes up for a different challenge

21.04.09
Athletics: Gail Emms has exchanged the rigours of the badminton court for the test of running 26.2 miles ... more

Ultra Marathon man

20.04.09
This year's Flora London Marathon runners will cover the normal distance of 26 miles 385 yards. But for Dr Hugh Montgomery that's just not going nearly far enough... ... more

The Duke sticks to what it knows

17.04.09
The Duke is an efficient and presentable enough pub, and certainly not one you'll feel out of place in.... more

Pete & Katie's marathon trip

14.04.09
Peter Andre and Katie "don't call me Jordan" Price looked ship-shape as they arrived in Heathrow Airport.... more

Masai still without water a year after marathon quest

02.04.09
Six Masai warriors who ran the London Marathon to raise funds for a well in their Tanzanian village are still struggling to find clean water... more

Paula Radcliffe chases fourth London Marathon win

02.12.08
World record-holder Paula Radcliffe will return to the Flora London Marathon next year in a bid to win the event for a fourth time... more

Officials set to protest at race re-run

09.09.08
Paralympics: British team officials are weighing up whether to contest the International Paralympic Committee's decision to demand a re-run of the women's T54 5,000 metres final... more

Shame about City Pride

15.07.08
During the Marathon, City Pride is filled with live music and other entertainment. For the rest of the year it is unremarkable.... more

Marathon to boost funds for 2012 park

03.06.08
The London marathon has agreed to inject £2million into the Olympic Park towards sports facilities after the Games.... more

Virgin pay £17m for London Marathon

16.05.08
Sir Richard Branson signs sponsorship deal for world's greatest race ... more

Boost for rugby star's bid to save games field

16.05.08
A campaign to save community playing fields earmarked for development has been given a huge cash boost... more

Wealthy Londoners among the laziest

11.04.08
Affluent Londoners are among the laziest in the capital, according to a survey conducted for the Evening Standard on the eve of the Flora London Marathon... more

Spring showers will help 46,000 runners stay cool

10.04.08
Participants in the London Marathon will experience heavy showers, forecasters warn... more

Wear pants, don't pee in public and don't hunt the cows - the Masai marathon runners' guide to Britain

02.04.08
Masai warriors running the London Marathon have been warned that dealing with the English is a minefield compared with the perils of hunting lions... more

Doing the Marathon

02.04.08
With 30,000 runners raring to go the 2008 Flora London Marathon is fast approaching. But you don't have to be in the race to get in on the action.... more

Half distance is a full-on fun run

11.03.08
The Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon is aiming to get more than 12,000 people running through the heart of London for charity.... more

London marathon ready to roll

17.04.07
An estimated 36,000 men and women will be lining up in Greenwich for the start of the 26th London Marathon on Sunday.... more

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