When investing in a racket, it’s important to know what exactly you should be looking for. Think carefully about the
James Lenton on choosing your tennis gear
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Quay skills: open-water swimming in Salford
When I moved up to Manchester this year to become the Guardian’s northern editor, one of the things I was
How to run with your dog
A long run does strange things to my training partner. Maybe it’s the mindless chatter or the repetitive nature of
The parliament gym: is a ripped MP worth the fitness subsidy?
Name: Westminster Gym. Age: 14 years. Appearance: A dank underground chamber filled with sweaty politicians and special equipment. That sounds
Scott Jurek: ‘There are so many great races, which do you make your last?’
Burnout and midlife crisis seem to be occupational hazards for ultrarunners – some might say an obsessive breed by nature
Barney Ronay on British Military Fitness, Buggy fit and other aggressively expansionist park pursuits
Only last month, schools and families minister Ed Balls introduced measures to remove “no ball games” signs from municipal green
How was your weekend running?
Can we classify laryngitis as a running injury? I’ve spent rather a lot of this weekend yelling myself hoarse at
Rory Bosio: ‘I prefer to keep it as simple as possible. I don’t even wear a watch’
What are you up to at the moment? I was over in the Dolomites for the The North Face Lavaredo
Extreme fitness: are you tough enough?
Hit a tyre with a sledgehammer. That’s all I need to do. It isn’t an especially big sledgehammer, nor an
Running blog: How was your weekend running?
It’s good sometimes to take a step back (well, not when running, that could be dangerous) and get some perspective.