More and more women are donning their ladies running clothing and training for marathons, one of the co-founders of a popular run has revealed.

Tom Naylor, who helped to set up the Brighton Marathon last April, told Runners World Magazine that marathon running is "booming".

"London sold out in record time last year, Edinburgh had its biggest race ever in 2010, and we're looking at 15,000 runners for Brighton 2011 - an event that's only in its second year," he said.

Mr Naylor went on to say that marathons are increasing in popularity because running is easy to fit into a busy schedule.

He suggested that people can go for a run almost anywhere, regardless of where they live, and what time of day and year it is.

Back in December, physician and keen marathon runner Todd Montgomery told the Knoxville News Sentinel that people who want to exercise outdoors over the winter months should layer their gym clothing to make sure that they stay warm while keeping fit.

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