I’ve been going on “adventures” – long and exciting trips to the furthest reaches of the planet — since I was 21 and have loved every minute of it. There’s something about the remoteness, the inaccessibility and the grind of such…
Novice runner Laura Jones sets sights on world’s highest marathon, and takes on 7 marathons on 7 continents in one year. After a long winter of dark runs, painful training sessions and endless miles, Laura Jones is thrilled to have…
Written by Alan Stone Like many of the best running ideas, this was dreamt up in a pub after a couple of beers. Martyn and I both belong to a fell running club called Mynyddwyr De Cymru. Try saying that…
A student from Birmingham Conservatoire has mixed his love of both music and athletics to break a Guinness World Record; running the fastest half marathon dressed as a musical instrument. Donning a custom-made viola costume, Alistair Rutherford ran the Liverpool…
From Svalbard to South Africa and Marrakesh to Istanbul, I’ve run in some exciting, exotic marathons in some pretty awe-inspiring corners of the World. Now I’ve run a marathon in a multi storey car park in Worthing. Written by Tim…
Novice runner Laura Jones sets sights on world’s highest marathon, and takes on 7 marathons on 7 continents in one year – something only 6 British women have completed. After innocently agreeing to run the Everest Marathon, despite having no…
Scottish doctor, Andrew Murray, has retained his title as champion of the Genghis Khan Ice Marathon, one of the toughest physical feats on the planet. Dr. Andrew Murray travelled to the Arctic plains of Mongolia to compete in the race…
Written by Faye Tudor In the days between Christmas and New Year I have a tradition of scribbling down some notes on what I want to achieve in the coming year. It’s not all exercise or event goals but after…
Ranscombe Winter Challenge Written by Chris Chandler Marathon number three of my challenge took me to Ranscombe Nature Reserve in Gravesend. The route is a trail run passing through the north downs, through picturesque woodlands, along the side of a…
Cakeathon Challenge Written by Chris Chandler Marathon number two of my 2017 challenge saw me venturing to Betteshanger Country Park to take on the Cakeathon Challenge run by the SVN (Saxons Vikings Normans) company. This is a six hour challenge…