Adrian

I went to an evening event to help people run the 2015 Edinburgh Marathon. To be honest I was a bit disappointed and didn't really discover anything I didn't already know. A lot of the problem is that there is so much variations in people's bodies that it's really hard to give a hot-tip that's applicable to everyone. For example, one audience member asked about compression-socks. I personally think they are counter-productive but some of the speakers thought some runners swear by them.

I've still not decided whether to enter again for next year's marathon!

This is one of the speakers who also represents one of the running shops in Edinburgh. I had a brief chat with him at the end and he's one of those runners for whom the number of marathons he's ran is now "just a number". I'm guessing that number is a lot bigger than "One".