Courtesy of Orhan* Nearly 35,000 dedicated/insane runners hit the London streets yesterday in exceptionally changeable April weather to complete the Flora London Marathon. Wheelchair athletes courtesy of david.ermellino's Flickrstream. There was Blind Dave, Masai Warriors, a hard drinking and smoking geriatric, record breakers and Gordon Ramsay amongst the runners. Whether aiming for athletic glory, personal bests, remembering loved ones, raising cash for good causes or intent on maniacal self-testing of endurance, the elation on finished......

Here at Londonist we love to indulge in all sorts of devilishly scrumptious treats. However, we know healthy, conscientious eating is the key to a happy life. Kate Percy is a marathon runner and a cook … and, as of the 10th of January, a blogger. With her Go Faster Food blog, Kate intends to share her progress in training for the Flora London Marathon 2008 and to talk about different foods and recipes......

Remember those brave/crazy Flora London Marathon runners we talked to last week (click on their names below to read their interviews)...? Well, they did it! So, how was it? Incredible. Exhausting, exhilarating. The crowds were inspirational and somehow spurred me on to a 3 hrs 47 mins finish, which I still can't quite believe & was beyond my wildest Paula Rad-Sloss dreams. On the final turn into the mall, I overtook Sally Gunnell. The......

What's your name and which part of London do you live in? My name is Stephen Mainstone, I'm 29 and I live in East Dulwich. How long have you been running for? I have been running (seriously) since September last year so 8 months. Is this your first Marathon? If not, what others have you run? Yes, this is my first marathon. What inspired you to enter the Marathon? Last year I went along......

Welcome to the first in our short series of interviews with people running the Flora London Marathon this Sunday. If you've ever wondered what makes them do it, read on! More to come throughout the day. What's your name and which part of London do you live in? Katharine 'Kat' Bowers, SE19. How long have you been running for? Since July last year when I signed up to the Nike 10k RunLondon event. Is......

With the Flora London Marathon just 5 days away we thought it was high time we peered over the edge of the sofa (no hurty feet here!) and had a little look at what's going on this week in preparation for the big event: 26.2 miles of running around London, silly costumes optional. Tomorrow marks the start of the Flora London Marathon Expo. Held over four days at the ExCel Centre, the show is......

Book designer Jim Green is currently training for the Flora London Marathon, and is raising money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation at the same time. We're also going to make him wear a sticker with the Londonist logo on it, and as far as we're concerned that makes him Londonist's official Marathon Runner for 2005, which also means he has to write about it all. Here's another excerpt from Jim's training diary, if......