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Is your running bra too tight? • A new study suggests too snug a fit could be slowing you down
Take it to the max • Five workouts that are proven to boost your VO2 max
Get in contact • Why longer ground-contact time may actually be a good thing
From fit to fitter • If you’re feeling fit and running well, how do you take your running to the next level? A new study* has the answer: speedwork
Plant power • Why a healthy plant-based diet is good news for bone health
Drink to your health
Spice up your life
Fast-acting relief • Up the pace occasionally to harness exercise’s mood-boosting powers
Speedy recovery • The line shows that higher-intensity exercise is more effective at lowering depression than less intense
Hold the high mile-age
3 is the magic number • The case for having three pairs of ‘radically different’ running shoes in your cupboard
Steady pace
‘MY LIFE WAS IN THE BALANCE’ • A shocking cancer diagnosis turned Charlie Degale’s life upside down – but he’s back with a renewed sense of purpose
WINNING THE RACE FOR SAFER STREETS • How the JogOn campaign is clamping down on the harassment of female runners
WHEN INJURY STRIKES, TAKE A LESSON FROM THE ELITES
LETTER OF THE MONTH
WHAT’S THE BEST IDEA THAT’S COME TO YOU ON A RUN?
SNAP CHAT #ROLEMODEL • SHOW US A PIC OF THE PERSON (OR PEOPLE) WHO INSPIRED YOU TO RUN
WHICH OF THE BELOW BEST DESCRIBES YOUR FRIENDS’ AND FAMILY’S ATTITUDE TOWARDS YOUR RUNNING? • Based on an X poll with 130 votes
THE WORLD COAL CARRYING CHAMPS • WITH 60 YEARS OF HISTORY, THE BELOVED LOCAL TRADITION IS STILL GOING STRONG
THE RUNNING COACH WILL SEE YOU NOW
DO YOU SPEAK ULTRA? • A layman’s guide to translating ultra talk
WHY WE SHOULD ALL BE PASSING THE TORCH
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GOLD STANDARD • TEAM GB STAR AND 1500M WORLD CHAMPION JOSH KERR ON WHY NO ONE WILL BEAT HIM IN PARIS
INSIDER GUIDE TO THE OLYMPICS • A RUNNER’S EXPERT GUIDE TO CATCHING ALL THE BEST MOMENTS FROM PARIS 2024
THE OUTSIDER • HOW DOING THINGS THE HARD WAY HAS POWERED TEBELLO RAMAKONGOANA’S REMARKABLE AGAINST-THE-ODDS JOURNEY FROM OBSCURITY TO OLYMPIC MARATHON CONTENDER
THE 100 CLUB • When 100 women came together to reclaim a world record, it was also a joyous celebration of women’s running. Runner number 53, Margie Cullen, tells the story of how they cemented their place in history
Running for office • THE RACE FOR WESTMINSTER HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF HOW PHYSICALLY FIT WE PERCEIVE OUR POTENTIAL LEADERS TO BE. AND IT TURNS OUT THAT RUNNING AND POLITICS ARE DEEPLY INTERTWINED
POLITICAL FRONT RUNNERS
COACH • REACH your PERSONAL BEST
TRAIN LIKE AN OLYMPIAN • How adapting the...