Three days to go …
For 12 weeks we've followed his gruelling training regime for this Sunday's marathon (and his obsession with isotonic drinks and toilet training). But with time running out, it's all going horribly wrong for David Munk.
Marathon man
They always say if you start dreaming in a foreign language you can call yourself truly fluent. Well, I woke up running the other morning, my legs cycling under the duvet, my arms flashing around, powering me to my imaginary finish line.
Marathon man
There are some delicate subjects which should only be referred to in hushed tones. One of them is toilet training for a marathon.
Marathon man
I've unconsciously started sowing the seeds of my running downfall. I'm eating anything I can lay my hands on. I'm drinking more than I should. I'm now smoking with both hands.
Smoothly does it
It doesn't matter how many lengths you can do - or how fast you can do them - if your posture, strokes and breathing are all out of kilter. Veronique Mistiaen on how to make the most of your trips to the pool.
Welcome to the new map of the UK
The first 5,000 miles of the National Cycle Network opens next month. Stuart Jeffries reports on a mammoth project to make cycling a safe leisure pursuit ands 'test drives' two of the routes
My quest for the body beautiful
Three months ago, Stephen Moss felt overweight, unfit and unhealthy. So he agreed to embark on an intensive fitness regime. In his final report, he describes how exercise and a diet have made a new man of him