Lockdown learning: outdoors skills in your back yard

From the safe confines of home, our writer learns to run, dive, read maps and tie knots – all through online tutorials

Joggers v walkers: the battle for our pathways during the coronavirus crisis

Relations are turning fractious as runners and pedestrians compete for dominance of the nation’s footpaths. Where will it all end?

Fit in my 40s: my half-marathon training’s run into trouble

A broken hand has forced me to change my regimen

Fitness tips: training for a half-marathon

Be organised, start off slow and do the plank every day

Soreness is good and scales are pointless: the 10 biggest myths in fitness

Advice for how to get fit and healthy is often confusing. But there are some simple truths

Fit in my 40s: with trail running, you’ll be checking the scenery, not your Fitbit

If you have to look where you’re going anyway, you may as well look at the trees

Five reasons to start trail running

Lace up and head into nature for a better workout with less stress

Kudos, leaderboards, QOMs: how fitness app Strava became a religion

The long read: The Strava app offers community, training data and motivation to millions of athletes. Even runners who dislike tech can’t bear to be without it

This is what it takes to be a gold medal sprinter

The attention after winning gold in Doha was amazing – but success really begins by staying focused

Vegan runners: can a plant-based diet provide what you need to compete – and win?

Fiona Oakes was a lone crusader when she set up a running club for vegans 15 years ago. Now, she holds four world records