Having participated on this year's London Marathon for the first time, I can confidently say that without you, the spectators who always line along the track cheering and motivating runners, very few would be making it to the finishing line. So I thank you and salute you all.

I have at least 50 or 100 good reasons to run and encourage you to run. However, I can't betray my magic number 5, so there you go: my 5 reasons why I love running - and why you should start running too!

It's no surprise for me to read reports this morning of many runners completing the marathon and continuing to run to the nearest hospital to donate blood. These are hardy men and women, devoted to accomplishing their goals.

On 9 April, vegan athlete Fiona Oakes, 43, won the women's race in the North Pole Marathon in -28°C, breaking a course record by 44 minutes despite the worst conditions in the race's history.

More people have walked on the moon than have successfully rowed around the Great British coastline.

I was saddened to hear that Paula Radcliffe pulled out of the Olympics due to a foot injury, especially since she still holds the World Record for the Marathon at 2:15:25 (set in 2003) which (interestingly) smashed the previous record of of 2:17:18 set in 2002 by... Paula Radcliffe.

Paula Radcliffe has had to pull out of the London 2012 Olympic Games due to a foot injury, UK Athletics have confirmed. The 38-year-old marathon wo...

Running a Marathon is no easy task. Doing it in the heat of Sierra Leone, is exceptional. Officials reported that temperatures were at 32 degrees with a staggering 92% humidity. I took the decision not to run.