I’m about to return to the gym after a break of a year. I have weak knees and want to
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Can Carlene Thomas-Bailey qualify for Britain’s Olympic handball team?
I’m at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield playing a warm-up game of handball. My arm is sore, my
Faster in the 1980s: an experiment in old-school running training
On 16 January 1982, a fellow Durham City Harrier and very good friend of mine ran the Orange Bowl Marathon
Matt Seaton’s two wheels
Even when he’s not insulting whole cities (or “towns”, as he might say), one wouldn’t necessarily want to endorse everything
One in five adults in England can’t swim – but it’s never too late to learn
For years, when on holiday in Ayia Napa, Charlie Dark would “look cool around the pool with my sunglasses on
Running blog: how was your weekend running?
Did you get out for a run this weekend? There were some cracking-sounding events taking place, from a scenic beach-to-beach
How was your weekend running?
Well that was a busy weekend! Five races, five medals and only one lot of tears. I spent most of
Letters: Catching the Olympic spirit to improve wellbeing
Michele Hanson (Anglers versus Cormorants? I’m all for the birds, 13 August) sweepingly accuses the nation’s 3 million anglers of
Ramadan and the Olympics: to fast or not to fast?
Abdul Buhari has been fasting for Ramadan since the age of 12, but this year he will be missing the
Why I run: ‘It’s painful and boring. Afterwards, you’re fully alive’
J Alfred Prufrock measured out his life with coffee spoons. I measure mine with footsteps. There is no digital gizmo