High carb or high fat? The running diet debate
For years it’s been accepted that high carbs are needed to sustain performance. But is it really true, or should we be turning to fats instead?
How to achieve your fitness goals this year
From your first half marathon to an outdoor swim, experts share everything you need to know to get to the finish line
Is it worth it? Anti-gravity treadmill
It’s a clever riff on interval training – instead of speeding up and slowing down, you just make yourself heavier and lighter
Fastest mum on the road
Jessica Bruce, currently awaiting confirmation from Guinness World Records that she is the fastest buggy-toting marathon runner in the world, talks to Ronnie Haydon
Pregnancy, the hardest race of all: ‘If miscarriage is so common, why does no one talk about it?’
Getting pregnant gave one runner a licence to relax – then, just before the 12-week scan, she lost the baby. She explains how she coped with her feelings of grief, anger and betrayal, and talks to Olympian Liz Yelling, who went through a similar experience
Both my husband and daughter are in and out of hospital – running is what gets me through
With caring duties, and a chaotic and unpredictable schedule, I can’t now do the marathons and ultras I once did. But I have been determined to keep running
Running into problems: runner’s knee
Continuing our series of common running injuries and how to treat them, physiotherapist Rebecca Christenson examines runner’s knee
Miles ahead: school that fired starting gun on running revolution
The ‘daily mile’ completed by primary pupils in Stirling is said to aid concentration as well as fitness. Other schools across the UK are taking notice
Running is the best feeling in the world – until you’re heckled for being fat
Like Lindsey Swift, Women’s Running UK’s cover model, I’ve been harassed for daring to move my body in public. It’s time ‘plus-size runner’ stopped being an oxymoron
The elite athlete paradox: how running a marathon can make you ill
Although exercise is good for you, when that exercise is extremely intense – for example during the training and completion of a hard race – the immune system is supressed, leaving an open window for infection