Ben Hobson

5 days ago | runners.nl | Ben Hobson

Het waren niet alleen die kleine 16.000 kilometer die Russ Cook moest overbruggen tijdens zijn ongekende tocht van het zuidelijkste punt van Afrika naar het uiterste noorden. Onderweg kreeg hij te maken met zandstormen in de Sahara, ondoorgrondelijke bureaucratie, een gewapende overval en zelfs een ontvoering in de jungle – een route vol obstakels die hem in één klap op de radar van het grote publiek zette.

1 week ago | runnersworld.de | Ben Hobson

Nike kündigt den Structure 26 an :Der Structure 26 soll Stabilität bieten, dank ReactX-Schaum aber auch ein besser gedämpftes Lauferlebnis als der Vorgänger. Stabile Laufschuhe mit stützenden Elementen auf der Innenseite (Pronationsstützen) galten einst als das Allheilmittel gegen Überpronation. Zum Glück sind diese Zeiten längst vorbei, und das Konzept von Laufschuhen und des gesamten Marktes hat sich grundlegend geändert. Vor diesem Hintergrund hat Nike den Structure 26 angekündigt.

2 weeks ago | runnersworld.com | Ben Hobson

Structured, supportive or overpronation running shoes used to be touted as the superhero product to battle against the great evil that is pronation. Thankfully, those times are now long gone and the thinking behind running shoes and the market as a whole has changed. A lot. With this in mind, Nike has announced the launch of the Structure 26, a shoe that the brand claims to be a premiere stability option in its supportive cushioning category. What does that mean?

2 months ago | runnersworld.com | Jenny Bozon |Ben Hobson

Want more tried and tested recommendations from the RW editors? Sign up to our new weekly newsletter Kit Bag. Click here to subscribe. These days, there's no shortage of choice when it comes to running shoes. Footwear is lighter, more comfortable and faster than ever before, leading to PBs on race days, quicker recovery from hard workouts and even more joy on easy runs. But finding the best running shoes for you can be challenging.

2 months ago | runnersworld.com | Ben Hobson

Ultrarunner and Montane athlete, Tom Hollins, has set a new record for an unsupported Wainwrights challenge. The 51 year old reached the finish line of his winter Wainwrights challenge having successfully summited 214 Lake District peaks in one attempt, covering over 500km of rugged and unforgiving terrain. Hollins’ self-supported achievement sets a new Winter Wainwrights record of 8 days, 9 hours and 44 minutes - the fastest known time for a self-supported Wainwright round.