Check out Alex's coverage of the first four races here:- The Sussex Marathon The Northampton Marathon The Great Welsh Marathon The London Marathon It had been raining all week by the time I woke early to take the train to Milton Keynes...

Check out the first three marathons here: The Sussex Marathon: Race 1 The Northampton Marathon: Race 2 The Great Welsh Marathon: Race 3 The London Marathon It’s hard to start describing the London Marathon , as so many people write...

There are more motivating views before a marathon than miles of industrial Wales, but as the train headed from Cardiff to Llanelli for the Great Welsh Marathon, at least the forecast was good. I was feeling good for marathon number three though I still...

The Northampton Marathon, on Sunday 8th April, was a first for me in many ways. It was the first marathon I have done cross country and the first where it has rained, albeit lightly. It is also the first where I have been in public transport on the day...

On April 1st I joined around 1000 people on a clear, chilly morning in Heathfield, East Sussex, for the Sussex Marathon. To get there I got up at 5am in London and drove down in a rental car. The marathon organisers had decided on a new course for this...

It’s just over a week until the first marathon and tapering is now well underway. Although it’s good that it takes far less time to do each training session, getting changed to run 20 minutes and then coming back does seem a bit unnecessary...

Things have been looking up for the last week or so ever since my last not-so-happy post. I managed a 19.4 mile run feeling very good at the end of it, and have now passed the £1000 fundraising mark. Other than that, I’m getting closer to...

I have to admit, running hasn’t been great recently. Every run feels a bit heavier and it doesn’t seem as though I’m increasing in fitness. What’s more, my right leg feels tight and I have no idea why. I’ve rested it all...

I’ve just got back from an 11 mile run, which is the longest since the 16.5 mile run I did on Saturday. This makes me happy because the first time I did a marathon, the longest I ran in a single time before it was 17 miles, so I guess I’m...

I’m still not sure exactly when I decided when running five marathons in one month would be a good idea. I’ve run a few before, the first in 2005 and then two in two weeks in 2009. Those went well, so five was the logical next number, and...