Strength training for runners: How I hit the gym to boost my marathon training
“I bet Mo Farah doesn’t can’t squat much!” It’s a refrain I’ve had more than once from fellow runners when we’re discussing strength training…
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The World Marathon Majors expansion: Which races will join the Six Star club?
Founded in 2006, the Abbott World Marathon Majors Series links six of the world’s most iconic and popular marathon events. Almost a million runners every year…
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Sub-3 Marathon Training: The final six weeks
There’s just six weeks to go until the Hamburg Marathon and my first attempt in 2018 – the Year of the PBs – to…
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Become a Six Star Finisher: How to run all the world marathon majors
Struggling to get into London, Berlin or New York marathons via the ballot? There might be another way. Here’s how to bag a place in all the…
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Skyline running on London’s new rooftop running track
London has a new place to run and it puts a whole new spin on the phrase runner’s high. This is the brand new…
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How to choose the best running watch for you
“What’s the best running watch?” That’s a question I get asked all the time. As a journalist with a passion for fitness and running…
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A reluctant gym-goer’s observations on workout weirdness
Put them in a car, a lift or an underground train and human beings have a tendency to behave differently, and by differently, I…
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How running taught me to be a better dad
When my son was born 2.6 years ago many of my friends and family warned me that it could spell the end of my…
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These are (probably) running’s biggest disappointments
Don’t believe those Instgrammers and Facebook runners who make it look like every run is a dream. For every running high there’s a running low. It’s…
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6 Things I’d Love My AI Run Coach LifeBEAM Vi To Do Next
For those of you who haven’t met LifeBEAM Vi, it’s a real-time AI running coach who lives in a set Harman Kardon-powered headphones. Think of it, or…
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