Pat Kinsella takes on the Hourglass, a race against time where runners must be both tortoise and hare

Want to cycle 1,000 miles across rugged Scottish terrain, climbing more than twice the height of Everest? Oh, and it’s totally unsupported. Then try the Trans Alba race: you don’t have to be mad to do it, but it probably helps!

The only finish line that matters As ...

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED

Soundtracked by an Oasis tribute band, Jen Bozon’s PB hopesl got away from her at the inaugural Asics LDNX 10K in Wembley

Why runners are flocking to this race-slash-festival where distance doesn’t matter and everyone wins