Duncan Craig

London

Writer @dgquarterly @financialtimes @natgeo @sundaytimesmagazine @runnersworlduk @harpercollins et al. Sucker for any run, swim or cycle challenge

Articles

Beach-hopping by bike on Spain’s Costa de la Luz

3 days ago | ft.com | Duncan Craig

On the seafront in Tarifa stands a tall, metallic weather vane fashioned into the shape of a fish.
Steve Prefontaine, 50 años de la trágica muerte del atleta que tuvo el mundo a sus pies

1 week ago | hechoencalifornia1010.com | Duncan Craig

Kelvin Kiptum, Sammy Wanjiru y Steve Prefontaine: los 24 años, la edad maldita del atletismoPagan 163.800 dólares por unas zapatillas de Steve PrefontaineBershka homenajea a Steve Prefontaine con una camiseta retro12 atletas que murieron demasiado pronto: eran jóvenes y exitososEs un bello día de primavera. Jay Farr se sienta junto a un lago cerca de Coos Bay (Oregón), su ciudad natal, y recuerda a su viejo amigo. “Intentó jugar al baloncesto, pero no era muy alto, así que lo dejó.
Steve Prefontaine, 50 años de la trágica muerte del atleta que tuvo el mundo a sus pies

1 week ago | msn.com | Duncan Craig

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Steve Prefontaine, 50 años de la trágica muerte del atleta que tuvo el mundo a sus pies

1 week ago | runnersworld.com | Duncan Craig

Es un bello día de primavera. Jay Farr se sienta junto a un lago cerca de Coos Bay (Oregón), su ciudad natal, y recuerda a su viejo amigo. "Intentó jugar al baloncesto, pero no era muy alto, así que lo dejó. Intentó nadar, pero casi se ahoga. Probó el fútbol americano, pero no era especialmente grande y le resultó una experiencia un poco dolorosa". Farr hace una pausa, admirando el sol que brilla en el agua y un par de águilas pescadoras que surcan en espiral el cielo color cian.
Steve Prefontaine: Remembering the athlete’s legacy, 50 years after his death

1 week ago | runnersworld.com | Duncan Craig

On a beautiful spring day, Jay Farr sits by a lake near his home town of Coos Bay, Oregon, and reminisces about his old friend. ‘He tried basketball, but he wasn’t very tall so gave that up. He tried swimming, but almost drowned. He tried [American] football but he wasn’t particularly big and it was kind of painful,’ Farr pauses, admiring the sun glistening on the water and a brace of ospreys spiralling through the clear, cyan sky.
One of the best to ever do it - the great talent that is Sifan Hassan

4 weeks ago | runnersworld.com | Duncan Craig

Picking out the defining moment of Sifan Hassan’s career is an infuriating exercise. The challenge is not in finding a contender, of course – it’s in settling on the preeminent one. The charismatic distance runner with the monopolistic tendencies has achieved more titles, medals and records to date (she’s still only 32) than half a dozen elite athletes might hope to collectively flaunt in their dotage.
The UK’s beach towns are bouncing back—here are 7 of the best | Flipboard

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Duncan Craig

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The UK’s beach towns are bouncing back-here are 7 of the best

1 month ago | nationalgeographic.com | Duncan Craig

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). At the turn of the century, a range of micro and macro factors, from whittled-down transport links to the availability of cheap foreign holidays, combined to lay waste to Britain’s seaside towns. Precious few were to escape the ruinous effects of this retreat of the economic tide. Fast forward to 2025, however, and it’s a very different picture.
10 historic Greek wonders away from the islands

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Kerry Walker |Duncan Craig

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Greece is home to some of the world’s most extraordinary heritage sites. These range from ancient buildings — such as the extraordinary monasteries of Meteora, perched high on sandstone pinnacles, and the Parthenon temple in Athens — to the pretty, pastel-hued villages that line the coast.
Why Greece’s Zagori is a hiker’s dream

1 month ago | nationalgeographic.com | Duncan Craig |Francesco Lastrucci

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Greeks don’t hike. You’ll hear this everywhere you go in Greece — usually from the locals themselves. They can’t see the point, apparently; uses up too much beach time. If that’s the case then no one told Anna Diamantopoulou and her jovial group of trekking pole-wielding beginners. I encounter them on the steep stone path that snakes down into Vikos Gorge from the village of Monodendri.