Running inspiration: Terry Fox
Imagine running 23 miles a day for nearly five months. Now imagine doing that on one leg while battling a [...]
Weight-loss Hero: Stuart McPherson
On 12 December 2011, my father passed away suddenly at the age of 62. He had always been a seemingly [...]
Weight-Loss Hero: Ben Fairburn
A family portrait changed Ben Fairburn’s life. At 23 stone and a heavy smoker, he decided to take action and [...]
My 12 hour treadmill World Record
She had to ask, didn't she? That one simple question that was now irrevocably carved into my consciousness, and would [...]
Man to run New York marathon with 7% vision
Michael Smith was diagnosed six years ago with a rare condition called Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy, which tragically leads to [...]
Man loses 10 stone through BMF
Ashley Humphreys lost 10 stone through joining the British Military Fitness (BMF) in an emotional story of triumph. In 2011, [...]
Cancer Patient running 1,800 miles
In March 2013, teacher, ultramarathon runner and track coach Brian Thomas, was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic melanoma: the deadliest [...]
Meet the real life Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump was undoubtedly one of the greatest films of the 90’s, if not Tom Hanks’ career. And we all [...]
Spider strider
And we have a @GWR! Fastest ever superhero! Well in Spidey! #LondonMarathon pic.twitter.com/Bxj4AMBbX1 — Virgin Money (@VirginMoney) April 26, 2015 [...]
Six of the best…running audiobooks
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running Haruki Murakami In the 80s Haruki Murakami sold the jazz bar [...]
Are you faster than this 70-year-old?
Ignoring the advice from doctors, and more controversially his wife, 70-year-old Graham Smith is making plans for the Scottish half [...]
A portrait of Prefontaine
Precocious, talented, misunderstood – are all words that could be used to describe American distance running legend Steve 'Pre' Prefontaine. [...]