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HOW DEEP CONNECTIONS, INDOMITABLE WILLPOWER AND A DRIVE TO MAKE A POSITIVE IMPACT POWERED LEON ‘SWEETS’ LEWIS TO BECOME THE FIRST PERSON TO RUN THE LENGTH OF JAMAICA

Joy Division and New Order’s bass legend, 69, on outrunning the young guns on stage

Back in the depths of January 2025, my run buddy Sharon and I decided to embark on an adventure: our first ultra. We juggled our diaries as well as requirements such as ‘not too far’, ‘not too hot’, ‘

Barely cushioned shoes, string vests, love lost and found: running marathons was different back in 1981, remembers Chris Hunton

Sometimes you have to do things that scare you. At least, that’s what I kept telling myself ahead of the Dartmoor Discovery, a 32-mile, 899-yard ultramarathon with more than 4,000ft of elevation. And

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?