Running saved my life
When depression hit, Zoe Margolis felt suicidal. Pills and therapy did nothing to help, but then she got out her old trainers and began to jog
Why should women run the gauntlet of harassment while out jogging?
There are fewer women than men playing regular sport and doing exercise. Is it any wonder when leering, lewd comments and worse are still rife?
Get walking, while working: the treadmill desk
Sedentary lifestyles – and particularly sitting – are bad for your health. But treadmill desks can cost several thousand pounds, so Rose George made her own
Five exercises to make you a faster, stronger runner
Paula Radcliffe and Mo Farah aren’t just fast – they’re strong, too. Up your body power with these five simple moves
Run for your life: why cancer treatments won’t stop me
Jenny Baker planned plenty of runs to celebrate her 50th birthday. Instead, she found herself undergoing chemotherapy. If she couldn’t do marathons, she could at least run to the hospital each time
How to balance triathlon training with work – and life
How can you train for the three triathlon disciplines and still have a life? One sufferer of ‘triathlete guilt’ enlists some expert help
Is it worth it? Zone Dome
‘The fact that the footage plays at the pace of your run is said to be so motivating that you’ll last for an average of 25% longer than on a normal treadmill’
Which is the healthiest city in the US?
City links: Fit cities in America, gentrification in Hong Kong and London’s canalside ‘duck lanes’ feature among this week’s best city stories
‘Your running days are over’: the words I hoped I’d never hear
I have been running all my life – it has kept me fit, calm and even sane. But now, after two children and multiple ailments, I’m being told to stop. Should I?
Birmingham capitalises on running to tackle obesity problem
England’s second city steals a march on rival cities to declare itself ‘European capital of running’ in bid to inspire 100,000 people to take up activity