‘after losing my son, ice swimming gives me a purpose’

I was two decades into a career as an air traffic controller, on a night shift at Gatwick airport, when I knew I couldn’t carry on. The aircraft movements had quietened right down into the early hours

Jazz Turner reflects on her recent record-setting around Britain voyage and her decision to turn down a hospice bed and ‘get out into the English Channel and turn right’

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’, ‘

Let your running loose

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

What’s the hardest race you’ve ever done? It’s hard to narrow it down to one because races can be hard in different ways; some are hard physically but big championships are more nerve racking. That sa