The TV is full of Christmas adverts and we are all starting to want some figgy pudding. Yes, like it or not the festive season is almost here and the world is letting us know.But while most people are thinking about dusting down the Christmas...
"It’s a dangerous business, going out of your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to."The above quote will probably be familiar to fans of The Hobbit and The Lord...
The quote in the title of this article comes from Tatyana McFadden.The American Paralympic star has won nearly 20 medals in multiple Games.Born with spina bifida, which paralysed her from the waist down, she refused to let her disability stop her, eventually being named the...
Just over two years ago, I suffered what paramedics originally thought was a heart attack, writes Craig Lewis.In fact, my ambulance assisted dash to hospital turned out to be for a bout of a condition called pericarditis, a rather unpleasant inflammation of the lining of...
"The business allows me to make sure we're getting as many people as possible involved in running as we can, and I'm very lucky that I get to meet some incredible athletes from all over the world. "It makes me smile sometimes that I've got my...
The history of running events is a fascinating journey spanning thousands of years, deeply intertwined with human civilisation, culture, and athleticism.Here's a brief overview:Ancient roots: Running has ancient origins, with evidence of running competitions dating back to ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. The Greeks held...
I had the honour earlier this week of appearing on the Beyond the Finish Line Podcast with Joe Hardin.Joe's podcast is part of a collaborative known as the Everyday Athlete Podcast Network.We talked about my own running journey and the events we put on at...
More than 1,000 runners took to the streets of Northampton to tackle 13.1 miles of pain and glory on Sunday. Taking part in our flagship half-marathon, The Amazing Northampton Run, a wide variety of athletes enjoyed an on-foot tour of the town's history, heritage and sporting...
“Was that race amazing? I think it was!” If Carlsberg gave five star reviews, it’d do so in the form of a Tim Stent, aka The Middle Aged Running Man (MARM), YouTube accolade. The above quote features in Tim’s video of his run at last year’s Amazing...
What does a sustainable running event look like? The answer to that question is a complex and ever-evolving one, but the days of carelessly throwing away huge numbers of plastic cups or enticing people to racers with t-shirts look to be coming to an end. As runners,...