Tales from the pod

From marathons to Hyrox , workout regulars are training like elites to find purpose, community and proof of what their bodies can do. Is this the ultimate antidote to life in 2025?

In his paean to the sport, Feet in the Clouds, Richard Askwith explains pithily: “You run up the fell; you run down again.” Simple it may be; easy it is not. Unlike trail running, which generally stic

The Great Manchester Run hits the city each May, giving runners the option to do either a 10K or a half marathon. You’d be forgiven for thinking that this event was solely a 10K though, as watching th

After discovering the power of movement for your mind, 47-year-old Helen Foster, from Yorkshire, experienced a debilitating episode of depression, one that could have cost her her life. Here, she reveals what running means to her

What happens when the Men’s Health fitness director is tasked with road-testing two bikes? He does a double triathlon –and ends up going from review to revelation

What’s the best excuse you have ever made for performing badly in a race? I’m not talking about those deliberately vague ones we all trot out at short notice when we’ve had a shocker like “I’ve had a