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There is no way in my right mind I would contemplate running 26 miles-plus unless it involved a chase with Pamela Anderson.

For 6 days a week I aim to get in between 18-23 miles.

You imagine running 120 miles a week, week in, week out, for the past four or five years. It takes a little bit out of you.

I still run every other day. Longer at weekends. I probably do 35 miles a week.

What I think a lot of great marathon runners do is envision crossing that finish line. Visualization is critical. But for me, I set a lot of little goals along the way to get my mind off that overwhelming goal of 26.2 miles. I know I've got to get to 5, and 12, and 16, and then I celebrate those little victories along the way.

Now I say that if you run more than 15 miles a week, it's for something other than aerobic fitness. Once you pass 15 miles, you do not see much further improvement.

You have to run 75 to 100 miles a week if you expect to break the four-minute mile.

If you want to run, run a mile. If you want to experience a different life, run a marathon.

I wear a pedometer, aiming for five miles a day - don't be too impressed; that includes walking around my house and food shopping.

I grew up running miles of the Norfolk coastline. I'd think nothing of a six-mile run before breakfast. I still run, though not as far and not before muesli.