What is ‘type 2 fun’? There’s a handful of different definitions around, but one of our favourites goes like this: ‘Miserable while it’s happening, but fun in retrospect’. How do you know if you’ve ex

Andy Dixon heads to the Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan, one of the world’s most secluded nations, for an unforgettable marathon experience

Let your running loose

With the Winter Olympics in Cortina approaching, Alex Preston embarks on an adventurous trip to the Dolomites, where the thrill of the slopes is matched only by the pleasures of off-piste living

Given my love of the mountains, a run called The Alpine Run was always going to appeal. Race details say it’s a 17.9K with 1,354m of climbing, so it’s no walk in the park, but it's a unique, exhilarat

‘Should go far’ was the footnote to an end-of-term school report supposedly handed to my parents in 1967. It’s doubtful, however, that staging marathon trips in someone else’s car was what the teacher