Apps That Promise Faster Laps

Where once tracking performance and offering encouragement was down to the grumpy guy or gal in the baseball cap shouting from the side of the track or posit...

How City Marathons Have Made Running the People's Sport

The 2011 London marathon will represent a significant milestone for the event, the first race having been run through the streets of the British capital 30 y...

Why Runners Should Avoid Over Indulgence at Christmas

The manner in which some runners talk about Christmas conjures up images of them sitting in the corner scowling, a veritable Mr or Mrs Grump, shaking their h...

Winter Weather Training

Planning ahead and using your commonsense – that’s all it takes to ensure your winter fitness schedule doesn’t succumb to the worst that the weather ca...

Ten of the World's Most Unusual Running Challenges

Runners love a challenge – if not, they wouldn’t have taken up the sport in the first place. But beyond, improving speed, fitness and stamina, or taking...

Rushing Back Too Quickly After a Calf Strain: A Case Study

“I remember distinctly when it happened: about 10 minutes into my normal route and it felt like someone had stuck a knife into the back of my lower leg. In...

Is it a Good Idea to Take My Dog for a Jog?

Dovetailing work commitments with a regular running schedule can be difficult enough, but there is the added headache for dog owners of ensuring the family p...

Questionnaire: Are You Up to Speed on Running?

Running is as much a mental as a physical battle, whether that be against a fellow race competitor or your own body's desire to give in when the going gets t...

Guided Tours for Joggers

Hoping to fit in a short city break around your busy schedule but afraid it won’t leave you enough time to see all the sights? Well, how about checking out...

Is Barefoot Running Really Better for You?

When a report emerges from a world-famous university like Harvard and is given the legitimacy of a place between the covers of the scientific journal Nature,...