The long way down under

From wild hallucinations to life-changing reflections, ultra riders share their unforgettable stories of endurance grit with James Shrubsall

Sarah Ruggins’s Double End to End record took fortitude forged by an agonising early illness, finds Tom Davidson

You don’t have to board a plane to take your running to wild and wonderful places – from big days out to long weekends and epic, once-in-a-lifetime experiences, here’s our guide to the UK’s very best running adventures

After a traumatic childhood that saw him abandoned as a baby, adventurer Marc Rhodes turned adversity into a passion for challenges, including conquering the Arctic

By my mid-30s, I had almost given up on my dream of becoming a competitive racing sailor. After becoming the youngest person at the time to get my sailing qualifications at the age of 19, I’d already

His 6,835-mile photo walk around Britain’s coast has been turned into a book. Lake looks back on the project with Niall Hampton