Meet The Determined Dads Of The Buggy Brigade
I am seconds away from finishing my first London Marathon. I am 18. I am suffering, limping to the finish [...]
On the Home Straight
Home Straight is a charity supporting those who have been made homeless, marginalised, or suffer/have suffered from substance misuse addictions. It [...]
Doping In Amateur Sport
In the world of elite sport, doping scandals have become unfortunately common. In BBC’s Panorama documentary Catch Me If You [...]
Sub-2-hour marathon
Four minutes and thirty-four seconds per mile. That’s the pace it will take to run a marathon in less than [...]
Running inspiration: Terry Fox
Imagine running 23 miles a day for nearly five months. Now imagine doing that on one leg while battling a [...]
Run to beat depression
1) Running promotes the production of ‘feelgood’ chemicals in the brain, such as serotonin, as well as endorphins, which help [...]
What guys can learn from female runners
Why do men always set off too quickly in races? And why do many of us eschew company on our [...]
Top 6 Running Rivalries
We’ve all had our own running rivalries, whether it’s taking on our best friends or training partners over a half [...]
5 things to watch out for in 2016
1. Rio Olympics After the dizzying success of London 2012 – 'Super Saturday', Bolt's successive golds, Rudisha's breathtaking 800m – [...]
Cross-country: a study in type 2 fun
There are, I'm increasingly convinced, two distinct forms of pleasurable activity: type 1 fun and type 2 fun. The first [...]
A portrait of Prefontaine
Precocious, talented, misunderstood – are all words that could be used to describe American distance running legend Steve 'Pre' Prefontaine. [...]
Running In World Cup Conditions
England have a ready-made excuse if/when they are dumped out of the group stages at Brazil 2014: it was too [...]