Road warrior
Jun 08, 2018
5 minutes
Words: Michelle McLaren
Photography: Olly Curtis
THE MISSION
Running a marathon is one of the toughest endurance challenges you can face. Our resident runner and art editor, Michelle McLaren, hits the tarmac for fitness but has never attempted a race of this magnitude. With the help of some cutting-edge training tech, can she work up to making the full 26 miles before her deadline, the London Marathon? With just a few months between setting the challenge and the big day itself, it’s time to start stretching…
I LOOKED LIKE I HAD CLIMBED INTO THE MICHELIN MAN’S SPACESUIT
Have you ever had a terrible idea that you just had to do anyway? One day, after returning from one of my lunchtime runs, ’s editor Matt asked if I’d thought about running a marathon. “No,” I laughed.
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