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Golden rule • Stomach playing up on the run? Turmeric might be an unlikely ally
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High-speed recovery
‘I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THAT SCARED ME’ • What drives a decorated triathlete to take on Britain’s most brutal race? A mixture of fear, curiosity and a heartfelt cause
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WELCOME TO THE JUGGLE • David Smyth investigates the growing phenomenon of ‘joggling’, the art of running while juggling
FORGET THE MEDALS. AIM TO COLLECT FRIENDSHIPS INSTEAD
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LEADING THE WAY • MEET THE ECO CHAMPIONS RACING AGAINST CLIMATE BREAKDOWN, INTRODUCED BY GREEN RUNNER DAMIAN HALL
JASMIN PARIS
INNES FITZGERALD
LINDSAY BUCK
KILIAN JORNET
DAN LAWSON
ANDY SYMONDS
DARREN EVANS
JIM MANN
GREEN SHOOTS • SOME COMPANIES AND GROUPS WHO CARE
A STEP TOO FAR? • How do you know when you’ve squeezed every mile from your running shoes? We ask the experts if there’s a point where performance plummets and injury risk rises
Tackling the trail • Trail shoes are built for a different set of challenges, but do they last longer than road shoes?
WARNING SIGNS • Spotting key signs of wear
HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR RUNNING SHOES
LOOK INTO YOUR SOLE • Busting the jargon on midsole performance
Going the distance • Making our kit last (and last) while building a relationship through shared miles and memories is kinder on the planet and can enrich our running. Liz Fraser confesses her undying love for her threadbare shorts, and five other...