I’m one of those irritating people who says they like running and actually means it

Running is both pleasure and pain, success and failure, exhilaration and tedium. I will never stop

Runner’s high: the well-trodden road of swapping drugs and alcohol for exercise

From marathon binges to marathon running, here’s why former substance users find release in hitting the pavement

Breaking the cycle of my addictions was tough, but then I found inner strength by pushing myself to complete a 50-mile race

As runners get ready for next Sunday’s New York Marathon, we look at what makes a person claim a medal when they haven’t gone the full distance

Grinding out 26.2 miles is punishing. Thank goodness long walks and gardening offer a healthy alternative, says freelance journalist Alice O’Keeffe

As she went through treatment, it was clear that I wanted to specialise in breast cancer. I hope she’s proud of the person I’ve become

How to balance frequency, intensity and volume for best performance

Our selection of races around the UK for the months ahead, from 5Ks to marathons and even a race against a horse

An Observer writer’s advice on how to go from a gentle walk to the obsessive attitude needed to complete 26.2 miles

I had gone in with no expectations, but I felt good, so I just kept going. Half an hour after finishing, I felt the first contractions