Running

  • Event-review-Paris-Marathon Event review: Paris Marathon
    23.04.13
    Sun rise over the Arc de Triomphe set the scene for the start of the Paris Marathon, a race in its 37th year and known as a 'runner's marathon' for it's flat course and fast times. Rachael Woolston took in the spectacular sights along the route, from the ...
  • Travel: Running in Tuscany Travel: Running in Tuscany
    22.04.13
    Fancy combining a holiday with some lovely running routes? If so, why not take a look at Tuscany which is perfect for a relaxing location to explore new, challenging running courses. Tuscany's landscape offers many different types of terrain for runner...
  • RUNNING - Think you can't run? Getting started - running
    17.04.13
    Think you can't run? Well that’s just not so. Anyone can take up running and learn to love it too. What’s it all about? To non-runners the running world can seem intimidating. All this talk of marathons, energy drinks and time on a treadmill can fri...
  • Walking-a-marathon Could you get a personal best in the marathon by walking?
    14.04.13
    It may sound crazy but taking walking breaks during a marathon could help improve your time …
  • Recipe: Healthy breakfast muffins Recipe: Healthy breakfast muffins
    11.04.13
    Start your day the right way with these healthy breakfast muffins.
  • adidas-Boost-anchor Adidas Boost Running Shoe
    08.04.13
     Adidas claim to have created a revolutionary running shoe with an innovative midsole that will improve your run no end. Sportsister’s Natalie decided to give the Boost Running Shoes a try to see if they live up to the hype. I really enjoyed running in...
  • running-injurys Common running injuries – Shin splints
    03.04.13
    If you’ve been training for the London Marathon, by now you’ve probably completed your longest runs and are in the process of tapering your training, and hopefully it has been an injury-free process! In our final article on the most common running injurie...
  • Jerusalem-Marathon Event review: Jerusalem Marathon
    02.04.13
    Jerusalem means many different things to many different people: for Christians it’s the city where Jesus once walked, for Muslims it’s where the prophet Mohammed ascended into heaven after his epic Night Journey, and for Jews it’s the city they always dre...
  • Knee-injury Common running injuries – Runner’s knee
    31.03.13
    With the London Marathon inching closer everyday, we highlight some of the most common running injuries and the things you can do to treat them, but preferably as I’m sure you’ll agree – prevent them! Some of the most common reasons for overuse injuries f...
  • Women running (Reading Half) Event review: Mizuno Reading Half Marathon
    27.03.13
    Jessica Whittington braved the elements to take on the Mizuno Reading Half Marathon on March 17