Running Tales

James McLeod: One man's extraordinary running challenge to honour his dad

James McLeod is better known as Jiggsy, a name given to him back in 2003 by his father, Jimmy McLeod.   Sadly, in November last year, Jimmy took his own life at the age

Les and Jules Telford: Meet the 'Shit Runners' championing inclusivity

Les and Jules Telford are members of one of the most inclusive clubs and brilliantly named running club around: The Shit Runners Club. Formed by Shaun Fagen, with the fi

Ally O'Rourke: Head Boomeranger on founding the 10 Boomerangs parkrun project

Ally O'Rourke is the founder of 10 Boomerangs, a project which has created community and brought enjoyment at parkrun events across the world. It was back in June 2024,

Khandie Rees: Conquering The Amazing Northampton Run to raise thousands for charity

Khandie Rees needs some persuading when people tell her she's a runner. With a dodgy hip and suffering from serious pulmonary problems that mean she probably shouldn't b

Chris Luna: How one ultra runner is helping 'Native Men Run'

Chris Luna has been running for about four years, using the sport to achieve physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional balance. Running has also seen him embrace ultra

Daniel Moores: Why 'Back My Run' app creator wants to help runners find inspiration

When Daniel Moores was mid-way through a difficult long run, his thoughts turned to his grandparents. Daniel was training to run the Abu Dhabi Marathon in their memory,

Will Anderson: The man behind £10 parkrun - 'Ten pound gear and a good idea'

Will Anderson is no slouch when it comes to running. His parkrun PB of 15 minutes and 17 seconds would have most purveyors of the 5k phenomenon reaching for the smelling

Joshua Schofield: PGC1-Coaching founder on racing Jacob Kiplimo and the basics every runner should master

Joshua Schofield is a former sub-elite road, track and cross-country runner, who represented England as a Junior Male and for the North of England as a Senior Male. Josh

Bob Bell-Johnson: How running helped one man come to terms with the pain of grief

For Bob Bell-Johnson, running is not simply about fitness. It is thinking time. The 39-year-old, from Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire, is training to become a personal train

Chris Marritt: The ultra runner who found the real meaning of failure

When Chris Marritt DNF’d at the Ring O’ Fire, a 135-mile coastal ultra in Anglesey, he started to doubt his whole identity as a runner. As someone who had been running f

Ian Williams: The marathoner born with Spina Bifida

Ian Williams was born with spina bifida myelomeningocele, a severe form of the condition. At the time, outcomes were very uncertain, with a survival rate of about 70% a

Megan Boxall: How one woman's record-breaking run round Britain was inspired by the Samaritans

Megan Boxall's running journey has a variety of starting points. In many ways, it started when she took up the sport as a youngster, going on to complete several maratho

Abby Heffern: The reality of running a 100-miler

Abby Heffern is an ultra runner and coach, who achieved her dream of completing a 100-mile race at the start of this year. Couple that with her desire to run not only mo

Bristol Half Marathon: What makes a great race?

From the nerves of taking on your first big race to embracing crowd support - and the dangers of service station Chinese, what makes or breaks a great half-marathon? For

Adam Rodriguez: Running 55 marathons in 55 cities in one year

Adam Rodriguez is doing something incredible. The 29-year-old is currently ticking off the final weeks of an epic challenge which will see him run 55 marathons in 55 dif

Adam Ross: The man taking on a challenge a month to combat homelessness

Adam Ross only recently started running seriously. Now, he's taking on a year long challenge to raise money for and awareness of homelessness charity, Shelter. Each mon

Ashley Riley: Running, mental health and fighting depression

Ashley Riley has seen first-hand how running can help people with both their physical and mental health. As an outgoing, comfortable, loud, business owning and confident

Rodney Lowe: Come with us for a 'Run With Rodders'

When Rodney Lowe was at school, he was the kid who teachers told to do one less lap of the sports field than everyone else... just so the class would finish on time. The

Lisa Jackson: One woman's power to be 'still running after all these tears'

Lisa Jackson has seen every side of running, from completing the gruelling Comrades Marathon to finishing last in a host of marathons. By embrace her 'flamingo runner' p

Raziq Rauf: Running culture, Substack and Harry Styles... 'This Is Running'

Coach, journalist and now author, Raziq Rauf, is well-known in the running/writers world on Substack. His popular Running Sucks newsletter, where he writes about running