Nail The Last 6 Miles Of Your Marathon
The last six miles can make or break a marathon One of the most common questions runners ask [...]
Pheidippides: The Man Who Inspired The Marathon
The original story of the marathon is well known – and, very likely, completely wrong. It goes something like this: [...]
Join the #Marathon401 Movement
To mark the conclusion of Ben Smith’s 10,506.2 miles in 401 days, The 401 Challenge team has collaborated with EtchRock [...]
Kenenisa Bekele running style
In flow: Bekele's style is the embodiment of grace and power. Picture credit: Mark Shearman Born in Bekoji, [...]
How I became a record breaker
“You're going to do what?” This is a phrase I would soon get used to hearing, over and over again. [...]
BUFF Epic Trail: Reviewed
On the up: runners ascend an imposing Pyrenees peak (credit: Jordi Saragossa) The morning of the race started [...]
Turbaned Tornado
Fauja Singh (in red) insists age is just a state of mind It’s fair to say that Fauja [...]
Capital punishment
A battered Isaac at the finish Thousands of feet drum the tarmac. Screams and cheers numb the senses: [...]
Marathon Runners Anonymous
There’s more to marathon running than the big events in major cities, and there’s a hardcore group of obsessives [...]
London Marathon round-up
This year’s Virgin Money London Marathon was the biggest in the events history as over 39,000 completed the 26.2-mile race [...]
How To Recover After Your Marathon
You've done it! 26.2 miles have come to an end and you have joined the marathon masses. Now is undoubtedly [...]
Strava stats – what does it take to run a marathon?
Strava, the social network for athletes, have revealed interesting insight into marathon training and what it takes to complete a [...]