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September 2023

  • Walking Netball<br>Feature on the England Walking Netball club called the ‘Wild Ones’ where women of different ages from 55 - 73 play walking netball at The Portland Centre in Nottingham. Pictured are (l-r) Joan Scarrott(72), Jean Bly(68) and Janet Blair(55). Photo by Fabio De Paola

    Run at 40, dance at 80: the best ways to exercise in every decade of your life

  • Ethiopian runner Tigist Assefa celebrates after the Berlin marathon

    ‘When I saw her time, I pinched myself!’ – why women’s running records are being smashed

  • Anita Chaudhuri

    I have taken up running – and lost my grip on reality

    Anita Chaudhuri
  • Tigist Assefa celebrates after crossing the finish line to win the women's division of the Berlin marathon in world record time on Sunday.

    Did Tigist Assefa’s ‘super shoes’ make her a record-breaking marathon winner?

  • Mexico City Marathon expels 11,000 runners for cutting sections of course

  • Hidden gems from the world of research
    Are your parkrun times getting slower? Just blame it on the economy

    Torsten Bell

August 2023

  • four men running on track in dark

    Midnight runners: the athletes up late to beat the scorching heat

    In Texas, runners are taking the streets in the dark, football teams are practicing at 7am and racehorses are working nights
  • Swedish trail running by Sam Haddad

    Runs in the family: racing around the coast of Sweden

    Three days running and hiking on the stunning Bohuslän coast with my pre-teen son is joyfully exhausting
  • Bodybuilders at the premiere of the film Pumping Iron in New York, January 1977

    Should I worry?
    Should I worry about working out too hard?

    Push your body too much and you could end up in A&E – or worse. But how much is too much? And which activities are most likely to end in tears?

July 2023

  • Viv Anderson, pictured at Altrincham FC.

    Weekend
    History-making footballer Viv Anderson, the TV makeover’s chequered past, and the slow running revolution – podcast

    Viv Anderson: the phenomenal Black footballer who changed England for ever, the chequered history of the TV makeover show, and the slow running revolution: how to really enjoy the race.
  • Martinus Evans, the founder of the Slow AF Run Club in New York

    The slow running revolution: how to move at a ‘sexy’ pace – and really enjoy the race

    Forget personal bests, stopwatches and numbers on the scales. More and more people are taking up running to enjoy time in nature, chatting with friends and stress reduction

    • Pass notes
      Weekend warriors: save your workouts till Saturday? No need to worry!

    • How we survive
      I was lost in the desert for nine and a half days – and sustained myself with raw bats and urine

    • Should I worry?
      Should I worry about running damaging my knees?

June 2023

  • Asics makes specialist sports shoes – Iga Swiatek during this year’s French Open.

    ‘Shock to the system’: Asics halts supplies to UK independent sports shops

    Businesses are under threat after footwear brand said it was ditching smaller retailers in favour of big chains and selling direct online

May 2023

  • Laura Kay

    Why I quit
    When my running app broke it was a revelation: ‘being better’ is about taking care of yourself

    Laura Kay
    After my mental health took a nosedive I deleted years’ worth of data and missed targets – and the guilt that goes with them, says author Laura Kay
  • Garmin Forerunner 965 watch on a table.

    Garmin Forerunner 965 review: the ultimate running watch gets screen upgrade

    Top multisport tracker gets bigger, crisper OLED touchscreen – but at high cost to wallet and battery
  • Serbia’s Ivana Zagorac won the race in Madrid

    ‘If you win: housewife’: Spanish women’s race sorry after winner given food processor

    The organizers of a women’s race in Spain has apologised after the winner was offered a food processor to take home

April 2023

  • Runners in the TCS Mini London Marathon on Saturday, the day before the London Marathon

    London Marathon 2023: ‘very wet’ rainy weather forecast

  • A man and a woman exhausted after working out

    Fitness tips
    Celebrate yourself – and try a naked 5k! 30 ways to make fitness more fun

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