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1 week ago | 
runnersworld.com | Rachel Boswell
It’s no longer breaking news that supplementing your running – or indeed any form of aerobic exercise – with regular strength training brings numerous rewards. By working on your strength, you fortify your muscles, bones and tendons, helping you to run faster, delay fatigue and reduce your risk of developing an injury. Plus, it adds interest and variety to an otherwise running-centric routine.
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1 week ago | 
runnersworld.com | Rachel Boswell
At Runner’s World, we’ll be the first to tell you that running gives you the world. Offering opportunities for exploration and connection, as well as personal growth and alone time, running helps you to see more of the world – and to escape into your own world. But as an individual runner, how do you compare with the rest of the world? Recent statistics pulled by Garmin can help to answer this query.
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3 weeks ago | 
runnersworld.com | Rachel Boswell
We’re now only three months away from the start of the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo – and yet, already, many of Britain’s greatest-ever athletes are already looking ahead to the World Athletics Championships in 2029. That’s because the venue for the 2029 competition is yet to be decided – and London wants in on the action.
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3 weeks ago | 
runnersworld.com | Rachel Boswell
You can run a marathon fast, but not so fast that you make the elite start list. You might have won that local race, but you’ll never reach the podium of the London Marathon to redefine your career. Friends and followers might congratulate your latest PB in person and on social media, but your achievement will never make international news headlines.
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4 weeks ago | 
runnersworld.com | Rachel Boswell
If you wear a running watch, you might have noticed a function that estimates your VO2 max score. If your running is in a good place, you might have seen this number rise over the past few months or years. But do we all really know what ‘VO2 max’ even means? For clarity, VO2 max has long been considered one of the gold standards for measuring cardiovascular fitness.
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1 month ago | 
runnersworld.com | Rachel Boswell
In 2021, Angela Summers was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and told by doctors that she had just six to 18 months to live. Three-and-a half years later, on Sunday 18 May, she overcame the odds to become the inspirational final finisher of the 2025 Great Manchester Run. Summers, from Fallowfield in Manchester, was surrounded and celebrated by friends, family members and supporters as she walked her way across the finish line of the 10K event.
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1 month ago | 
runnersworld.com | Rachel Boswell
Los expertos en medicina llevan mucho tiempo insistiendo en que la actividad física puede hacerte más feliz y saludable. Ejercicios regulares como correr pueden mejorar tu salud cardiovascular, desarrollar tu fuerza muscular, afinar tu rendimiento cognitivo, potenciar tu bienestar general y mucho más.
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1 month ago | 
runnersworld.com | Rachel Boswell
If you've ever trained for a goal race by following a structured training plan, you’ll know that it's not just about running more – it's also about running strategically. That's why a good training plan includes easy runs, long runs, speed work, tempo runs and recovery runs. And all this can add up to four or five (or even six) days of running a week, which can stress your muscles, tendons and more. So why do training plans ask so much of you?
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1 month ago | 
runnersworld.com | Rachel Boswell
Si has abierto recientemente la versión actualizada de Strava en tu teléfono, habrás notado que la aplicación tiene un aspecto ligeramente diferente. Es probable que aún te estés adaptando al diseño modificado de tu perfil y a las pequeñas insignias naranjas en forma de cresta que ves en todo el menú de actividades para identificar a los suscriptores. Pero este pequeño cambio visual no es la única modificación que Strava ha hecho en su plataforma.
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1 month ago | 
runnersworld.com | Rachel Boswell
Se hai recentemente aperto la versione aggiornata di Strava sul telefono, avrai notato che l'app ha un aspetto leggermente diverso. Probabilmente ti stai ancora adattando al layout modificato del tuo profilo e per identificare gli iscritti vedi iconcine arancioni a forma di cresta in tutto il feed di attività. Leggi ancheMa questo piccolo cambiamento visivo non è l'unica modifica apportata da Strava alla sua piattaforma.
