My first marathon: Kate Neale
Kate Neale, 55, took up running eight years ago. Since then she has taken part in a number of half-marathons, countless 10K and 5K events, and is very involved in her local parkrun. In...
The appeal of lapped races
A lapped race is one that consists of multiple laps of a short-ish course, rather than the course being one big loop, a point-to-point, or an out-and-back. There is often a very generous time...
Running in Iran: Mahsa Torabi
In Iran, there are a mind-boggling number of obstacles to women being able to run. But that didn’t put off Mahsa Torabi, who in 2016 became the first-ever woman to run a marathon in...
An interview with Jenny Tough
Jenny Tough lives up to her name. She is an adventurer, writer, speaker and filmmaker with a thirst for a challenge and not afraid to throw herself into epic environments.She has travelled six continents...
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What it’s like to run a 26-lap marathon
“I’ve signed up for another marathon,” I said, back in 2014. This came as little surprise to any of my family, who knew I...
