As New York battled to cope with the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg was adamant that the city’s marathon would still be going ahead on Sunday as planned. The mayor said the event would give the Big Apple a chance “to show solidarity with one another,” while New York Road Runners president Mary Wittenberg declared that the marathon “really epitomises the spirit of New York City – the vitality, ...keep reading
It’s the London Marathon today and crowds of brave runners are limbering up in the spring sunshine. In our house we all feel a bit sad not to be there. My husband’s competed in the race six times and the rest of us always pitch up to cheer him on from the sidelines. We start at Deptford, scoot across to Canary Wharf and then hop on the tube to watch him ...keep reading