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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

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?

Q I’ve just finished my first marathon in a time of 4:35 and am feeling hugely depressed. Any tips for recovering from post-marathon blues? A Congratulations on your stonking marathon time – that real

Aimee Fuller is a woman who loves a challenge. She is a former two-time Team GB Winter Olympian, having competed in the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics, and has spent many years travelling the world as

Last year, while on holiday in the south of France, I watched a night trail race from the comfort of a pavement café. In no rush to leave, I saw the whole shape of the race for maybe the first time ev

ESTHER I’m in the middle of another training block, but this one looks very different to the last one – and I feel it’s my duty to broadcast my resulting newfound knowledge: turns out, you don’t alway