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Sep 22
5 min

Running and Covid: When it just won’t go away ~ George Brill

I am a runner. I haven’t always been. I used to hate it—used to be unable to run half a mile without falling apart. I swam competitively w...

Sep 10
7 min

Thames Path 100 ~ Rob Kenny

A COVID-safe staggered start meant the Thames Path 100 runners were spread out, but the riverbank in West London was busy - people gettin...

Aug 21
3 min

COVID19 has affected my running ~ Mary Lewis

I have always had a bit of a marmite relationship with running. Some days I absolutely love it and some days I really do hate it. I love ...

Jul 31
3 min

I signed up for the Marathon des Sables in a fit of madness... ~ Catriona Savage

When I was young we lived in the Middle East for a few years and from that point on there was always something that intrigued me about th...

Jun 17
4 min

Running challenge with a twist.

The challenge 🏆 can be as BIG or small as you would like to make it. You will need courage 🦁 trainers 👟 and another member of your fam...

Jun 17
5 min

At what point do you call yourself a "runner" ~ Nina Hart

Am I runner now I have a coach? This question often seemed to rear up in my rambling, wondering thoughts whilst out in the hills. I am no...

May 16
2 min

Hong Kong trail Ultra ~ Abi Tyrell

I was born and raised in Hong Kong and apart from University in the UK and a year working in London I have always been here. We decided rece

Mar 16
2 min

I Celebrated International Women's Day by Running my Very First Ultramarathon ~ Fabienne Coulon

I celebrated International Women’s Day by running my very first Ultra-marathon, the Humanity Direct Amersham Ultra (30 miles).

Mar 12
3 min

The Frustrations of Injury ~ Clare van Dam

There’s a more than decent chance it was me that added the last straw to the camel’s back (that turned out to be my back). It was January, t

Feb 11
3 min

Second Place at the Pilgrim's Ultra ~ Josh Hignall

I am by no stretch of the imagination a natural runner; fitness & running were my least favourite part of rugby training at school & after l

Jan 26
4 min

Coming back after set back ~ Karen Jones

So, 2020 is here, with all the promise of resolutions that a new year brings. I almost forgot that it wasn’t just a new year but a new decad

Oct 29, 2019
1 min

Running the New York Marathon | Interview with Helen Loxton (Part 1)

Helen ran the 2019 New York marathon. Rather than write a race report, we wanted to chat through her experience of the race. Hear how Helen

Oct 29, 2019
1 min

Running the New York Marathon | Interview with Helen Loxton (Part 2)

Helen ran the 2019 New York marathon. Rather than write a race report, we wanted to chat through her experience of the race. Hear how Helen

Oct 20, 2019
3 min

Endurance swimming. Mainland to the Isle of Wight ~ Sue Mercer

Growing up in the 70s on the south coast, my mum would regularly take me during those seemingly endless long hot summers to Lee on Solent be

Jun 22, 2019
3 min

Marathon des Sables 2019 ~ Steven Ladlow

I first learnt about the Marathon Des Sables watching a documentary on the Discovery Channel about ten years ago. The show detailed a week l

Jun 9, 2019
2 min

Jurassic Coast 100k ~ James Gallie

Why did I do this run? I was looking for a 50-plus mile ultra to do this year and really wanted to do the Race to the Stones, having loved

Apr 18, 2019
4 min

Running Every Day for a Year ~ Piotr Blazevich

Piotr met 2018 head on. He set himself a challenge of running every day for 365 days. I was curious and met up with him to find out more abo

Jan 28, 2019
8 min

Special Forces Fan Dance ~ Damien Moore

One beer too many at a party last summer, too much pride to back out and I had agreed to do the Winter Fan Dance 2019. That’s a bit tongue-i

Dec 15, 2018
1 min

Night Running

I really enjoyed the run! Thanks for organizing it. It was my first night run and was a good to go just before I headed out for a school soc

Oct 15, 2018
5 min

Couch to 100k ~ Sue Mercer

I’m not really a runner, it’s just something that I started doing at the end of 2016 to improve my physical and mental well being. But I got

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