Since the turn of the year, I have found my interest drawn back to the world of fell running. Of course, the catalyst for this has been Richard Askwith’s remarkable Feet in the Clouds, the definitive read for the sport.
22 Jan
18 Jan
Stockholm offers a dramatic route to marathon success
Stockholm with 17,000 entrants might not be the biggest of international marathons but it ranks right up there with the best of them. The late May date means the city is enjoying 20 hours of daylight so huge Nordic skies combine with Stockholm's dramatic archipelago setting to create a very special running occasion.
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9 Jan
2020 Visions
After a year that saw the emphatic pushing of the reset button for marathon running, what will 2020 bring? It’s an Olympic year and running events will feature strongly as the blue riband occasions of the Tokyo Games.
17 Dec
Cool Runnings
Are you dreaming of a White Christmas? Who doesn’t love the sprinkling of some snowflakes and a brilliant white outlook on Christmas morning? Most of us probably have an Uncle Scrooge who immediately springs to mind. But for the rest of us, it’s the perfect decoration for the season.
11 Dec
Spectacular running in Patagonia
Surrounded by three oceans it's one of the most remote places on earth. But over 4,000 runners have travelled to this southernmost outpost of South America since 2012 to take part in a unique event.
4 Dec
Unofficial Running Awards 2019
As the end of the year approaches, both the festive and the awards seasons are upon us. The Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year, the Ballon d’Or and of course BBC’s ever contentious SPOTY are debated, cogitated and digested more so than Christmas dinner itself.
27 Nov
Ice cool marathon in Reykjavik
A favourite winter pursuit of runners is to fantasise about all the great races they are going to take part in soon. To help get your imagination working we're taking you on a trip to one of the world's best destinations and its feature race.
21 Nov
My Christmas List
Time to start making those Christmas hints over what you want to see in your stockings this year (writes Chris Broadbent). And as a runner, its inevitable there will be family and friends who will be thinking over what running-related gift they can surprise you with. And, assuming they are non-runners, it’s inevitable they will get it wholly wrong.
13 Nov
Marcothon to save our sanity in December 2019
Marcothon has been a favourite running challenge since 2009 when Marco Consani's wife Debbie (the pair are top class ultra runners) coined the term to define the 31-stage 'run every day' test in December. Since then what was essentially a homemade concept, to help sustain motivation during the darkest month, has become an international phenomenon.
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6 Nov
Running For Government?
The starting gun has been fired (again!) for another General Election. While we will have to get used to them getting on their (metaphorical) soapboxes in the coming months, let’s hope we don’t have to witness too many of them engineering a PR opportunity in their running kit.
