The science of suffering

Is there any truth to the adage ‘no pain, no gain’? Steve Shrubsall heads to the lab to find out which endurance sport is the most painful when improving performance

There’s more to going long than just grinding it out. Steve Shrubsall finds out how to thrive during ultra endurance events

From wild hallucinations to life-changing reflections, ultra riders share their unforgettable stories of endurance grit with James Shrubsall

Such is the relatively short period of human history in which so many people are choosing to exercise intensively through middle age and beyond, that the consequences to our health of doing so is stil

To get a truly accurate benchmark of fitness, you need a time trial

It can’t have escaped your notice that some of Britain’s top triathletes have been making a name for themselves in single-discipline sports recently. First there was 14x Ironman winner Lucy Gossage wh