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Welcome

If, like many, you watched the recent BBC TV series

MEET THE TEAM

THE WOMEN’S RUNNING TEAM HAS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE TO HELP YOU GET THE MOST FROM YOUR RUNNING

YOUR RUNS

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WHAT YOU’RE SAYING ON FACEBOOK ABOUT…

I started running in my early 40s – best decision I’ve ever made!

WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO

A SNEAK PEEK OF THE TEAM’S SHENANIG ANS THIS MONTH –

”If we’re out enjoying the natural world, we should also be protecting it”

Adventurer, activist and runner Lizzie Carr talks surviving cancer and protecting the environment

NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF POOR SLEEP

Unhealthy food choices, rows with partners and short

IT’S TIME TO GET PLOGgING!

It’s the latest Scandi trend and it’s going to give

PLIGHT OF INFORMAL CARERS

Acting as an informal carer is causing significant

YOGURT MAY IMPROVE HEART HEALTH

They’re outrageously succulent, high in protein and

UPPER-BODY MOBILITY

OFFICE WORK, DRIVING AND SITTING IMMOBILE MAKES YOUR CHEST AND NECK TIGHTEN, AND BACK MUSCLES WEAKEN, CAUSING INEFFICIENT FORM AND UPPER-BODY ROTATION. SO LET’S IMPROVE OUR UPPER-BODY MOBILITY!

”THE FACTOR THAT REALLY CHANGED MY PB POTENTIAL WAS GETTING MY HIP INJURY SEEN BY A PHYSIOTHERAPIST”

”THE FACTOR THAT REALLY CHANGED MY PB POTENTIAL WAS

ECO WARRIOR

WE’VE PUT TOGETHER OUR FAVOURITE ETHICAL PRODUCTS, SO YOU CAN STRIDE OUT CONFIDENT YOUR GEAR HAS CAUSED MINIMAL ENVIRONMENTAL HARM

DO IT WITH HEART

Running mum Claire Chamberlain on the road race that won her over

RUNNING TECH

A DEDICATED SPACE FOR ALL THINGS TECH

COLD COMFORT

Our annoyingly cheerful ultrarunner Damian Hall has been running in record snow levels and -36°C at Arctic Sweden’s Ice Ultra

Being too hard on yourself

Understanding how the menstrual cycle impacts running

”I’M RUNNING LONDON TO PROVE I’M REALLY BETTER”

A leukaemia diagnosis wasn’t going to stop Christa Ronan from achieving a dream she ne ver thought possible: running the London Marathon

- Mastercla- ALL IN THE BALANCE

TRAINING YOUR STABILITY MUSCLES WILL IMPROVE YOUR RUNNING FORM AND EFFICIENCY, WHILE REDUCING YOUR RISK OF INJURY. USE THESE BALANCE-BOOSTING MOVES TO RUN STEADIER ON YOUR FEET

HOW TO BE AN ECO-CONSCIOUS RUNNER

WANT TO DO YOUR BIT FOR THE PLANET? HERE ARE 12 TIPS TO REDUCE YOUR CARBON RUNNING FOOTPRINT

HOW TO START RUN-COMMUTING

WANT TO BOOST YOUR RUNNING, MOOD AND BANK BALANCE? LACE UP YOUR RUNNING SHOES AND RUN TO OR FROM WORK

RUN-COMMUTE ESSENTIALS

Most of us have our running favourites, but there are some essential extras that will transform your run-commute…

WOMEN’S RUNNING CELEBRATES 100 ISSUES

OVER THE PAST EIGHT YEARS YOUR FAVOURITE RUNNING MAGAZINE HAS BEEN A RUNAWAY SUCCESS. LISA JACKSON LOOKS BACK ON THE HIGHLIGHTS – AND CATCHES UP WITH ITS CONTRIBUTORS AND CASE STUDIES TO SEE WHAT THEY’VE BEEN UP TO…

RUNNING AND NOT LOSING WEIGHT?

FRUSTRATED THAT RUNNING DOESN’T SEEM TO BE SHIFTING THOSE POUNDS? YOU CAN EASILY GAIN WEIGHT AS A REGULAR RUNNER, BUT IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE LIKE THAT

CAN YOU GO VEGAN AND STILL RUN STRONG?

CONTRIBUTING EDITOR CLAIRE CHAMBERLAIN SHARES HER JOURNEY OF TRANSITIONING TO A VEGAN DIET – INCLUDING WHAT HAPPENED WHEN SHE PUT IT TO THE ULTIMATE TEST…

Why go vegan?

Personal trainer and founder of The Vegan Body Plan

Team Vegan!

If you decide to go vegan, you’ll be in great company with Vegan Runners (veganrunners.org.uk). Just check out these amazing people…

HOW TO ACHIEVE UNLIMITED HOW TO ACHIEVE UNLIMITED willpower

WHETHER IT’S A RUNNING, LIFESTYLE OR CAREER GOAL, IT’S YOUR WILL THAT HELPS BRING SUCCESS. HERE’S OUR GUIDE TO BUILDING WILLPOWER THAT NEVER RUNS OUT…

BEST IN TEST

THIS MONTH, OUR HAND-PICKED RUNNERS HAVE TAKEN TO THE TRAILS AND ROADS TESTING SUPPORT, NEUTRAL AND MINIMAL SHOES, TO HELP YOU MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS WHEN YOU NEXT INVEST IN TRAINERS

RECORD BREAKERS

GRAHAM AND BEN GREEN WILL BE LACING UP THEIR TRUSTY ON CLOUD X RUNNING SHOES AS THEY ATTEMPT TO BREAK THEIR OWN GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR FASTEST MARATHON RUN BY FATHER AND SON AT THIS YEAR’S VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MARATHON

LESS IS MORE

Running a spring marathon? It ‘s time to get your head around the concept of tapering, says Christina Macdonald

COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS…

With less than two weeks to go until our three Big Marathon Challenge participants take part in the ASICS Greater Manchester Marathon, Christina Macdonald caught up with them for a final pre-race progress update…

RACE REPORTS

TURN OVER FOR OUR REGULAR RACE REPORTS SECTION

JOIN THE FUN IN THE CAPITAL OF THE NORTH!

WHAT MAKES MANCUNIANS GREAT RUNNERS? ENERGY, PERSEVERANCE AND PASSION, OF COURSE!

PARADISE IN PAPHOS: THE PERFECT WINTER RUNCATION

FLYING AWAY FROM SNOWMAGEDDON TO RUN THE SUBTROPICAL LOGICOM CYPRUS HALF MARATHON, IN PAPHOS, WAS A MAGICAL ADVENTURE FOR WR COACH TINA CHANTREY

IN THE SHADOW OF BEN NEVIS

ENDURO RACING HAS BEEN POPULAR AMONG MOUNTAIN BIKERS FOR YEARS – BUT COULD A FELL RACE EQUIVALENT BE EVEN MORE FUN? WE SENT DR KERI WALLACE TO FIND OUT

BRAVEHEARTS

WE SALUTE EVERY WOMAN WHO CHARGED THROUGH THE MUD AS THEY TOOK ON THE CHALLENGE OF THIS YEAR’S NATIONAL CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS AT PARLIAMENT HILL, IN LONDON