Three months ago I couldn't run the length of myself. Although I climb, walk and cycle a good bit for fun, I've never ever done any running as my asthma usually kicks in after a couple of seconds. Anyway, in May I was coerced into signing up for the Bristol Half-Marathon, which takes place on 12 September. I've been training for about 10 weeks and can now run for a whole 50 minutes non-stop (with the help of my trusty iPod to keep me sane). I've only had one asthma attack, and that was when I tried sprint training, so now I just plod along at my own pace.

So, any of you guys do much running? Any tips? (I'm currently having some problems with sore shins, even though I splashed out 70 quid on a proper, fitted pair of shoes.) Any marathon or half-marathon veterans who want to gloat/share their horror? This running high is amazing - no drugs required, just adrenalin and endorphins!