5 Steps to Obstacle Racing Success
1. Lend a helping hand The only kind of ‘PB’ you should be worrying about is a Post-race Bath. Obstacle [...]
My First Swimrun: 5 Lessons Learned
Like many of the best ideas, swimrun began as a drunken bet. Two sizzled Swedes challenged each other to swim [...]
6 Of Running’s Great Entertainers
Steve Prefontaine The James Dean of running, Pre lived fast and died young. More than being a phenomenally talented runner [...]
Reflections On Running #6: To Fell And Back
Competitors trudge uphill at the recent Ennerdale Horseshoe race You could finish last Unless you’re remarkably unlucky or [...]
How Gymnastics Can Improve Your Running
With their blend of power, poise and flexibility, gymnasts seem to embody the athletic ideal. Show me a man who [...]
UTMB 2015 In Pictures
It's almost that time again. On Friday 26 August, some of the world's best mountain runners will take on the [...]
Reflections On Running #3: How hard are you trying?
We all think we’re giving 100% in races. But watching Alistair Brownlee this week, faced contorted in late-race agony, I [...]
5 ways to run faster this summer
Have heart “Using a heart rate monitor in training means the fitter you get, the faster and longer you have [...]
3 toughest running workouts for men
Steve Prefontaine’s 30-40 workout This involves 12 continuous laps of a 400m track, alternating every 200m between your goal 5K [...]
Rio’s best runners (who aren’t runners)
Carlin Isles Rugby 7s, United States Known as “the fastest man in rugby”, Carlin Isles has a 100m PB of [...]
Turbaned Tornado
Fauja Singh (in red) insists age is just a state of mind It’s fair to say that Fauja [...]
Reflections on Running #1: Wimp Complex
“I’ve met my hero, and he is me.” So said running savant Dr George Sheehan, in one of his many [...]