Running is often thought of as a solitary activity, but in fact it is being increasingly used as means of building peace and wellbeing, improving social conditions and bringing people together by groups and organisations all over the world. Part of the reason is undoubtedly that running is one of the simplest forms of human expression, and something that most of us can do even a little of.
Here we look at the work of some of these groups: Read more >>
Ultra distance running is a relatively recently popular sport, but it has a colourful history to match any of the more well-established sporting disciplines, beginning in the late 1860's to the present day. Read more >>
For many people, taking up running or some other sports is always something they've been meaning to do (and indeed make plenty of noise about doing), but often it never gets beyond the intention stage - perhaps we go for a run or two and then the initial impulse fizzles out.
But how can we form a habit that lasts? That's what this article aims to find out: Read more >>
Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team member Dipavajan Renner was in Berlin to see the world record, here is his account: Read more >>
We all go through phases where we can't wait until the next time we pull on our trainers, and then we have other phases where our appetite diminishes for running and our life greedily swallows up the time we allocated for it! But we can inspire ourselves to keep up our running throughout the year, and here's how: Read more >>
"Ladies and gentlemen, here is the result of event 9, the one-mile: 1st, No. 41, R.G. Bannister, Amateur Athletic Association and formerly of Exeter and Merton Colleges, Oxford, with a time which is a new meeting and track record, and which - subject to ratification - will be a new English Native, British National, All-Comers, European, British Empire, and World Record. The time was 3..." The stadium speaker never got to finish his sentence for he was drowned out by the thunderous roar of the crowd. Never before in history had any athlete broken the elusive four minute barrier in the standard mile. Today, May 6th 1954, changed all that. Read more >>
it is often said that there are as many reasons for running a marathon as there are participants. Nevertheless, for me the following three stand out head and shoulders above the rest... Read more >>
As we all know at this stage, one's enjoyment of running depends crucially on one's inner attitude. However, many people just surrender to whatever mood they happen to be in on the day and let the race turn out accordingly. With a greater awareness of their inner attitude they might just be able to turn the "race from hell" into an experience to be grateful for. Sounds difficult, but it can be done! Read more >>
Many of us have ambitions to keep up a steady fitness program. Often we will begin one and be inspired by the fact we are doing something new, but then the novelty wears off and our enthusiasm drops off accordingly. Or we start off far too hard, trying to prove a point, and end up succumbing to injury. Here are a few tips to ensure that you can physically and mentally sustain a program for years to come. Read more >>
For a special few runners (mainly the good ones), running automatically comes first and foremost . For the rest of is, there's this thing called life which sometimes gets in the way. First one thing happens and then another, and before we know it, it has been a few days or a week since we were last out running. Read more >>
The marathon has become one of those things which many of us dream of accomplishing at least once in our lifetime. In the marathon, the highs, the lows, the adversity, the despair, the euphoria come one after another - it really is like living an entire lifetime in the space of a few hours! Here are a few tips on making the marathon a more enjoyable experience: Read more >>
Behind every good race, there is a band of unsung heroes quietly working away behind the scenes to put everyhting together. In most cases this is done on a completely voluntary basis. What makes people come out in wind and rain, hail and snow to give their time in this way? Read more >>
At some stage we've all made grand resolutions and failed to stick to them, and running is no exception. Training for a race is a long-term commitment that requires a gradual increase of effort over time. Read more >>
