As the sun beat down on the ancient sands of the Namib Desert in south west Africa, former snowboarder Ioana Barbu’s face cracked out a huge smile. And she had every right to be beaming. The 37-year-o

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Every new year, top ultra-athletes take on the Montane Winter Spine Race, a brutal midwinter race that stretches 268 miles along the Pennine Way. The battle for the overall win this year featured Anna

Despite being a relative newcomer to the global running stage, Sharon Lokedi has already achieved more than most women runners can dream of. Her debut marathon in New York in 2022 was exceptional, wit

How did you get into running? I started running in 2017 when my sister and I put together a running challenge to fundraise money for charity. To our friends and family, the idea of us both running was