Could a dawn-simulation alarm clock get me up and running?
Rose George: Waking slowly with gently increasing light did the trick for me. And it could even have made made me sharper mentally
Is it worth it? Barefoot running
Pity poor Stuart Heritage… ‘Paths, it turns out, are minefields of smashed glass and dog poo’
Exercise: which regimes are worth the pain?
From HIIT to pilates, swimming, running, ultramarathons and crossfit, there are scores of ways to get fit. But which will really make a difference?
Countdown to big birthdays: how it feels to be on the cusp
The big birthdays are meant to be the scariest, but new research shows that we take the year before them the hardest – having affairs or running marathons. Oliver Burkeman, 39, and others come clean about being on the cusp
Does childbirth improve athletic ability?
David Cox: It was long thought that child-bearing signalled the beginning of the end for female athletes, , but intriguing evidence suggests there are numerous physiological benefits
Running: an aid to the creative process?
Writer’s block? Putting on your trainers and nipping outside for a jog could be just the cure you’re looking for
Take the load off your feet: how to deal with achilles tendinopathy
In the fourth of her running injury blogs, Rebecca Christenson looks at the relatively common achilles tendinopathy - and what works and what doesn’t when it comes to treatment
Status update: nobody cares about the run you just went on. Or your marathon
Emma Brockes: Brace yourself. There will be photos
Heel striking – is it really the enemy of good running form?
Heel striking has had a bad press, blamed by many for a tendency to cause injury. But is forefoot running always best? Sam Murphy sifts the evidence
Sudden cardiac arrest: up to five Australians under 35 die each week
In half cases first sign of something wrong ‘is when they die suddenly’, says cardiologist after death of 27-year-old at City2Surf