Well, if that was a test for London Marathon I think I got a D-minus. Though possibly some marks for
How was your weekend running?
My first marathon: nothing could have prepared me for the emotional impact
Three days on, I’m still waiting for the comedown. On Monday, I ran my first marathon, beat my target by
Kilian Jornet: ‘All the bad things about running are there to reap something good’
What have you been up to recently? Well, we finished the running season at the end of October. Then I
The Wilson Run: the oldest and toughest school run in Britain
Green Hill, Thrush Gill, Seven-Bar Gate, Cautley, Desperation Ditch, Muddy Slide, Danny Bridge … these place names along the shadow
Is running ability down to effort or DNA? And can it be proved?
Growing up, I was always the dumpy, unsporty one. Matt, my older brother, was the skinny one who did the
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
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
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