Rachel Boswell

London

Senior Content Writer at Runner's World

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Articles

35 tunes to listen to on your next long run

5 days ago | runnersworld.com | Rachel Boswell

Thankfully, you’ve arrived at the right place. Here, we’ve curated a list of the best running songs to boost your energy and enthusiasm, especially at those times when you need to run further or faster. This playlist is stocked with 35 songs across a range of genres – from pop, to hip-hop, to rock – to ensure that every runner can find some favourites to put on repeat.
Helen Skelton: I’m a runner

6 days ago | runnersworld.com | Rachel Boswell

TV presenter Helen Skelton, who completed her fourth London Marathon in April 2025, is no stranger to extreme challenges. Among other adventures, she has kayaked the Amazon River and walked a 66m-high tightrope – and, in 2009, she became only the second-ever woman to complete the 78-mile Namibia Ultramarathon as part of a Blue Peter challenge. Here, Skelton explains why her children see her as a running superhero, even though she believes that she is not a ‘natural’ runner.
Strava ha rivelato i sorprendenti dati sui tempi della Maratona di Londra

1 week ago | runnersworld.com | Rachel Boswell

Leggi ancheLo strano record messo a segnp alla Maratona di LondraMaratona di Londra, info e segreti per iscriversiQuesta immensa cifra rappresenta un aumento del 36% rispetto al precedente record mondiale di 840.318 candidature, stabilito proprio da Londra lo scorso anno e quasi il doppio del totale delle candidature giunte per la gara nel 2024 (578.304).
Strava reveals finish time data on the 2025 London Marathon

1 week ago | runnersworld.com | Rachel Boswell

On Saturday (3 May), we discovered that an eye-popping 1,133,813 people – comprising 869,803 UK applicants and 264,011 international applicants – entered the ballot for a place in the 2026 London Marathon. This immense figure is a 36% increase on the previous world record total of 840,318 applications, which was set last year for the 2025 London Marathon ballot, and nearly double the total ballot applications for the 2024 London Marathon (578,304).
The running club supporting men’s mental health

1 week ago | runnersworld.com | Rachel Boswell

For most people who take up the sport, running is about far more than the act of putting one foot in front of the other. It generates happiness, fitness, confidence, ambition, a sense of freedom – the list goes on. For people like Richard Loftus, running is a lifeline. Two years ago, Loftus was at the lowest he’d ever been, struggling deeply with his mental health and unable to even imagine himself running.
Just run a marathon? Here’s what to do to master your recovery

2 weeks ago | runnersworld.com | Rachel Boswell

So you’ve just completed a marathon – congratulations! Whether it was your first shot at the distance or you’re well versed in the 26.2-mile challenge, you can now celebrate the training and determination that helped you to cross that finish line and take it easy. But how exactly should you recover from running a marathon? And how long should this recovery block last?
London Marathon 2025: ‘How I ran a PB of 2:48 on a hot day’

2 weeks ago | runnersworld.com | Rachel Boswell

There’s nothing quite like the morning of a marathon. Buzzing and refreshed, you wake up early, bounce out of bed, throw on your race kit, eat your breakfast without complaint and bound merrily on your way to the start line. Well, this might be the case for some people – but not everyone.
London Marathon 2025: How do the elites feel ahead of the race?

2 weeks ago | runnersworld.com | Rachel Boswell

If you’re preparing for this year’s London Marathon, which is now – alarm bells – less than two days aways, your mind will likely be whirring away with all kinds of emotions. Whether you’re running your first marathon or your fiftieth this Sunday (27 April), you’ll either be anxious, over the moon, experiencing phantom niggles, panicking about your taper, toying between difference shoes, craving the big vibes on course, or in need of a lie down – or maybe all of the above and more.
London Marathon 2025: Here’s what runners can get for free

2 weeks ago | runnersworld.com | Rachel Boswell

Completing the London Marathon is an enormous achievement that brings a huge sense of pride. It also entitles you to endless bragging rights, as well as a lovely swathe of free stuff. That’s right – FREE stuff. Think a yummy post-race burger with an ice-cold pint, scrumptious sourdough pizza, a soothing massage and even a refreshing swim in Brockwell Lido. There’s enough on offer to make every London Marathon finisher feel like a winner.
The first woman to run a sub-4-minute mile?

3 weeks ago | runnersworld.com | Rachel Boswell

This summer, Faith Kipyegon will attempt to become the first-ever woman to break four minutes in the mile. The 31-year-old Kenyan, who holds world records in both the mile and 1500m, will make the bold attempt on Thursday 26 June at the Stade Charléty in Paris, France, according to a press release from Kipyegon’s sponsor, Nike. Kipyegon has her work cut out for her if she wants to succeed in this moonshot endeavour.