Training diary of 2:16 marathoner Aaron Scott

What does it take to run a 2:16 marathon? Aaron Scott shares a little light on that very question with insights...

Plan better for your next personal best

It’s always better to have a plan and ignore it, than having no plan at all. So how can you make...

Marathon running not so bad for knees and hips

Active runners who frequently compete in marathons are 50% less likely to currently have knee and hip arthritis, according to a...

Cadence – is 180 the magic number?

Cadence is simply the number of footfalls a runner takes in a minute and 180 steps is quite often the figure recommended...

Has technology in running gone too far?

Running is now a very different sport than what it was 20 or 30 years ago. We have a vast wealth...

3 ways to improve your next marathon time

Ahead of your next marathon, or even if it’s your first, here are three ways to help improve that finish time...

Could Kilian Jornet run a 2:10 marathon?

Innocents Day on 28th December is the Spanish version of April Fools, and one story that appeared involved famed Catalan mountain...

Marathon pain lessens over times, study says

Everybody hurts, sometimes – but do we all hurt equally and why does a runner, after vowing never, ever, again to...

Building an unbreakable runner’s training diary

Every training session you complete is one thin, almost insignificant page added to a runner’s training diary. The key is to...

Running abroad: what you need to consider

With the Autumn marathon season in full flow, plenty of runners are heading overseas to find fast courses, high levels of...