Ride your first 100

For many runners, a marathon finish line is once-in-a-lifetime, but for a select few, it’s merely the first step towards the blue-and-yellow T-shirt of the 100 Marathon Club. What drives those hardy souls to reach such an incredible milestone – and how do they get there?

Ordinary runners doing extraordinary things

Getting in prime physical and mental shape to hit a fitness goal over a period of many months is no mean feat. It’s like a game of snakes and ladders, where the temptation to skip early, vital stages

The swim might be the scariest, the bike leg the longest. But it’s during the 42.2km marathon run where the suffering can be turned up to 11 and finish-line dreams are made or broken. The bad news is

Many riders still get their event-fuelling wrong, and it’s especially hard to know what you should be doing if it’s your first long ride. Get it right, however, and you’ll feel better, ride stronger a

A decade of stress saw Andy Carr hit rock bottom. Now he’s rebuilding his health and fitness and wants to help you do the same