Adam Bowden: Setting goals and staying motivated for 2021
An international on the track, cross-country and now one of the world’s best triathletes, Adam Bowden joins Run247 with a regular new column
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Celebrating International Women’s Day
Monday 8th March is International Women’s Day (IWD) and we’re taking the opportunity to celebrate some of the inspirational women who have helped to shape the sport of mountain running
Best Resistance Band Exercises For Runners
Alex Parren, personal trainer, nutritionist, and running coach with over 6 years experience in the fitness industry suggests some essential techniques for runners using resistance bands
The Vitality Big Half 2021 Postponed To Sunday 22 August
London Marathon Events have just announced that The Vitality Big Half will be postponed to Sunday 22 August 2021. The event was originally scheduled to take place on Sunday 25 April
Nigel Gurney: My First Marathon
Next in our ‘my first marathon’ series is Nigel Gurney, who also ran London as his first, in 2004. And, just like Ant and Dec, he and his running partner had to make sure they were on the right side of each other!
My First Marathon: Paul Addicott
In the next in our ‘My First Marathon’ series Paul Addicott remembers his first, the London Marathon in 2011
My First Marathon: Kelly Holmes
The next runner in our ‘my first marathon’ series should be familiar to you all – she’s a double Olympic gold medalist, she’s set up her own charitable trust, she’s an inspiration to just about everybody and she ran a pretty impressive first marathon! It’s Colonel Dame Kelly Holmes MBE (mil)
My First Marathon: Sharon Grinsted
In the latest in our series of articles about running your first marathon, Sharon Grinsted remembers her first London Marathon and gives you some great tips!
My First Marathon: Adam Davies
In the next in our series of articles about running your first marathon, Adam Davies tells us about his experience running the 2003 London Marathon
100,000 runners for the 2021 London Marathon
The 2021 Virgin Money London Marathon is aiming to be the biggest marathon ever staged anywhere in the world. 100,000 runners are scheduled to take part on Sunday 3 October
Realtime Metabolic Testing with Lumen
A new electronic device called Lumen has arrived via the Indiegogo funding platform and is out in the wild. Here’s a bit of background into how it works and what’s involved.
Lessons in Isolation; an adventurer’s guide to surviving lockdown
The pressures of living with the same few faces for several weeks are not to be underestimated. Given our current situation, here are a few top tips on how to survive being cooped up with the same small group of people.
Top 5 Winter Running Tips
As the weather’s getting colder we thought we’d bring you a guide to staying safe while running in the Winter
The plight of the event organiser during the Covid-19 Pandemic
RaceNation, the event registration, fundraising and event day app has released findings from a UK industry survey designed to evaluate the initial impact of coronavirus on the mass participation event industry.
Cancer Research UK London Winter Run is Free and Digital
The traditional central London event looking impossible due to COVID-19 restrictions, a special digital version of the run will be held, with runners of all ages and abilities encouraged to take part free of charge safely in their local area.