Get, Set, Go for the Half Marathon
Brighton's athletes are limbering up for the Half Marathon today - here are some of their inspirational stories.
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Thousands cheer runners
by Heather edwards
An international runner has won the Basingstoke Half Marathon
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Keep on running
by Sally White
Olympian "gutted" to quit race
Mara Yamauchi, the British number 2 has withdrawn from the Olympic marathon just 9.4 kilometres into the race. The 38-year-old Oxford athlete had been hampered by a bruised heel in the build-up to the Games and, although determined to get to the startline, was clearly not fit.
Ethiopian's Tiki Gelana, in her first major championship, crossed the finish line on The Mall in two hours 23.07 minutes, an Olympic record, with Kenya's Priscah Jeptoo taking silver and Russia's Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova the bronze.
Oxford athlete pulls out of marathon
Oxford's Mara Yamauchi was forced to pull out of the Olympic marathon after less than 10 kilometres after suffering from a bruised ankle.
She tearfully stopped at the side of the road 9.4km into the race after deciding she could not go any further.
Britain's medal hope Paula Radcliffe was forced to withdraw with a foot injury earlier in the week. The race was won by Ethiopian's Tiki Gelana.
Eddie Kidd proud to carry torch
by Andy DickensonFormer stuntman Eddie Kidd will be one of the athletes in our region baring the Olympic torch. The daredevil from Peacehaven walked the London Marathon last year. He'll be carrying the torch through Lewes on July 17.
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