In March 2009, 24-year-old graduate George Watkins, was working on ski resort when he fell 150 metres down a mountain… Just 18 months later he took part in his first Ironman

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Steve Jones’s 1985 Chicago Marathon time of 2:07:13 remains the UK’s fastest. This autumn the now V55 runner returns to Chicago, to see whether he might break his age category record. An unconventional, unscientific, and raw talent – he might just do it. Here, Adrian Hill, sports journalist and author, recalls the Welshman’s

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We took time out to talk to Mara Yamauchi, 37, who’s overcome plantar fasciitis, and continues to be one of the UK’s top marathon runners…

She talked to Malcolm Bradbrook

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When John Hibbs, 32, heard his sister had Lupus, he decided to get fit and get fundraising. In just over a year, he’s raised, over £12,000, been to Downing Street and got a job as a fundraiser for Lupus UK!

INTERVIEW: FIONA BUGLER

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People make a living by being inspirational speakers. Words have power. We love to hear about great endeavours, of sporting achievements, of how one person reached the peak of their own mountain.

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WHAT’S YOUR PERSONAL BEST?

The sudden death of her brother, Pekka, at the age of 38, gave Maija the incentive she needed to get fit. She entered The Great North Run, and as well as helping her deal with grief, running saw her go from a size 20 to a size 12

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Ten years ago 28-year-old Andi Ramsay was struck down in a freak accident, which left him suicidal and in crutches...now he’s training for a marathon.

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Former England footballer, Danny Mills, raced The Brighton Marathon on April 18 2010 in a wheelchair to raise awareness of the issues surrounding Spina bifida, the condition that took the life of his newborn son in 2002...

Interview by Fiona Bulger

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