Endurance Cross-country: A cross-country course (part of eventing, alongside dressage and showjumping) can involve up to 5-6km of fast, hard […]
Running with the Kenyans: Improvisation and brilliance in the Rift Valley
The small stand and the grassy banks that surround the Kameriny stadium in Iten are crowded with serious faces. Schoolchildren […]
Three countries, 19 hours and a bellyful of saucisson – running the 100km CCC ultramarathon in the Alps
My whole world shrank down to the few metres lit up by my headtorch as I crested the Catogne pass […]
Triathlon: Top tips for the big day
The amount of kit you need for a triathlon is roughly the same as you need for a week’s holiday […]
Matt Seaton: I want a red light revolution
If you ride a bike, you probably find this. The non-cyclists of my acquaintance – and there are a few; […]
Yoga: a beginner’s guide to the different styles
The myriad benefits of yoga – including lower blood pressure, increased strength and bone density and reduced anxiety – should […]
Fit in my 40s: ‘After 10 minutes in a hypoxic chamber, I felt sluggish’
Hypoxic training is a fancy-gym fad, along classic fad principles. Elite athletes, the thinking goes, train at altitude to improve […]
Untold stories: why we should know more about East African runners
On the first night of the World Athletics Championships, the Ethiopian Jemal Yimer finished fifth in the 10,000m. He had […]
Running-injury recovery in five stages
Everything was going swimmingly. I was in my eighth week of training for my first marathon – Paris, at the […]
Peta Bee: How to … boost your stamina
Do plenty of aerobic exercise such as running, swimming, cycling or walking. During aerobic activity, muscles require more oxygen than […]