The legend

Richard Whitehead is a Paralympic legend. With two Paralympic gold medals and a host of international honours, he’s now on a mission to complete 20 marathons in 2025. Rob Kemp caught up with the great man to find out his motivations

A seemingly superhuman ultrarunning barrier is tantalisingly close to being shattered. So close, in fact, that we could see it happen this year. Here’s what it will take to push beyond the edge – and who has the grit to do it

From marathon tourism to Hyrox holidays, the latest trend in long-distance travel isn’t about how far away you go, but how much ground you pound while you’re there. WH ’s Jess O’Donnell reports from a trip where the most valuable currency is metrics and medals, and asks: is this departure from R&R a healthy destination?

We’re spoilt for choice for running events, not just here in the UK but internationally too. You may have taken part in a race abroad or have one on your bucket list – maybe a marathon major, a 10K so

Six runners. Twenty-four hours. One wildly overambitious mission: to visit all of London’s most iconic landmarks on foot. But can they outrun the clock?

MOUNTAINS DO STRANGE THINGS to us. You see ...