Mo Farah’s recent victory in the Chicago Marathon was yet another monumental achievement in arguably the greatest career in British athletics history.
23 Oct
16 Oct
Chris Broadbent's Country File
Chris Broadbent underlines the joys of the season as he remembers his introduction to cross country...
11 Oct
Are you in or out?
In or out? It’s the big discussion on social media. And no, it’s not Brexit. Not even hotter topics like the okey-cokey or your bellybutton. It’s the London Marathon ballot
9 Oct
runABC goes under cover on International parkrun Day
Saturday (6 October) was designated International parkrun Day to celebrate 14 years of the phenomenal success that started with just 13 runners in London’s Bushy Park. By coincidence, runABC reporter Alan Newman and his partner Sue James were in Poland and sent us this report from Gdańsk parkrun...
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2 Oct
On the front foot with London Frontrunners
London Frontrunners, like so many UK running clubs, are preparing for another busy winter season of cross country and road races. runABC South reporter Alan Newman caught up with Europe's first and biggest LGBT+ community running club, with 500 members and growing.
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26 Sep
'When' not 'If' For Sub Two
Surely now it’s not of case of ‘if’, but ‘when?’ Eliud Kipchoge’s incredible world record run of 2:01:39 in Berlin this month was a giant leap closer to one of sport’s seemingly impossible barriers - the sub two-hour marathon.
18 Sep
Running 2049 style
Thoughts of last year's follow-up to sci-fi classic Blade Runner prompted runABC to take its own trip to 2049 and see what the world of running will look like in the year the new film is set in...
11 Sep
Night Running
Of course, the most popular time of the week for races are Sunday mornings. The weekend slot and minimal traffic disruptions make it the obvious peak time for road races UK wide (writes Chris Broadbent).
3 Sep
Club La Santa The Sporting Haven
It was as the weather madness in March was at its height and I was holed up at home - too icy to head out for a run and too miserable to enjoy it even if I did force myself - that my thoughts turned to Club La Santa (CLS) and memories of an amazing trip there last year (writes Olivia Fazackerley).
28 Aug
Ultra Cool
This week sees the hosting of one of the world’s most renowned ultra-distance events. The Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc begins in Chamonix in the French Alps and at one time, the race might have been considered as something of a cult event.
