It started out as a mission to break 16 minutes for 5km to avoid getting 17 tattoos, but now former GB international Colin McCourt has higher ambitions
A boom in the popularity of family-friendly 5km events has seen a sharp rise in the number of under-11s taking part. Is it a good thing? Peta Bee investigates
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