This weekend sees the 60th Marathon take place on the Isle of Wight. Alan Whitewood steps back in time and looks at the history of marathons and the Isle of Wight marathon in particular.
Another large contingent of Island runners made the short trip over to the popular Gosport half-marathon on Sunday to join the capacity field of 2,000.
A man with strong links with the Isle of Wight is planning to take part in the London Marathon to raise funds for the £1-million Cowes RNLI lifeboat station appeal.