The women behind the records

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From marathon tourism to Hyrox holidays, the latest trend in long-distance travel isn’t about how far away you go, but how much ground you pound while you’re there. WH ’s Jess O’Donnell reports from a trip where the most valuable currency is metrics and medals, and asks: is this departure from R&R a healthy destination?

A seemingly superhuman ultrarunning barrier is tantalisingly close to being shattered. So close, in fact, that we could see it happen this year. Here’s what it will take to push beyond the edge – and who has the grit to do it

The TV personality and radio host, 38, on finding the running buzz and getting marathon tips from Paula

Six runners. Twenty-four hours. One wildly overambitious mission: to visit all of London’s most iconic landmarks on foot. But can they outrun the clock?

Three years after an accident, right-leg-below-knee amputee Milly Pickles received a running blade and began documenting her journey as she learned to walk and run again. The fitness and disability advocate ran the London Marathon in 2024 and again this year. She shares what running gives her and why she believes every body can reap the rewards