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London marathon


How The Observer got London up and running

How The Observer got London up and running

Journalist Chris Brasher helped Roger Bannister crack the four-minute mile. He went on to co-found the London Marathon

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Can this £285 super shoe make you a faster runner?

Can this £285 super shoe make you a faster runner?

It’s not just elite athletes who are using super shoes


‘I feel I’m with Elsie’: the Southport dad in the race of his life

‘I feel I’m with Elsie’: the Southport dad in the race of his life

David Stancombe is running in the London Marathon to raise money for projects in memory of his daughter, one of three girls who died in the attack on a dance class last year


David Weir on his 26th consecutive London Marathon

David Weir on his 26th consecutive London Marathon

Britain’s Paralympic legend has eyes on a ninth London victory today


Rob Burrow’s wife is staying life’s course

Rob Burrow’s wife is staying life’s course

The London Marathon has given Lindsey Burrow a new focus through grief


The elite athletes ready to go the distance at the London marathon

The elite athletes ready to go the distance at the London marathon

Home runners will have a tough task, but two of them have bigger personal battles


Northern sole: Manchester’s bid to be the next big marathon

Northern sole: Manchester’s bid to be the next big marathon

It’s not just the flat course. Manchester Marathon’s appeal is its focus on stories


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