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A stellar line up of celebrities are all set to join the start line of the world’s most famous half marathon on Sunday 13 September. From football legends to Paralympians, Traitors to TV faves, runners taking part in this AJ Bell Great North Run will be rubbing shoulders with a host of familiar faces including; Football personality Chris Kamara will be joined by TV host and c...

Former soldier Jack Jarvis has begun a gruelling 13,000km run from Beijing to London that will see him run the equivalent of more than a marathon every day for around eight months. Jarvis set off from the Chinese capital on Tuesday 11 August, beginning what is believed to be the longest continuous run home ever attempted. His target is to cover approximately 50km (31 miles) e...

At most running events you’ll see people trying to make themselves as light as possible. Carbon shoes, lightweight vests and carefully planned nutrition are all part of race day. Then there’s Lee Firmstone. At the Shrewsbury 10K this summer, Lee crossed the start line carrying something very different on his back: a 20kg hay bale. It certainly grabbed people’s attention, but ...

One of the UK’s fastest-growing ultra-running events returns to the Lake District on Sunday 27 September, with runners taking on distances from 21km to 184km The countdown is on, with just six weeks to go until runners from across the UK will descend on the Lake District for the Altra 13 Valleys Ultra – an extraordinary weekend of trail running through some of the UK’s most s...

Jake Wightman (Edinburgh AC, Steve Hartigan) will captain the 94 strong Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GB & NI) team for the 2026 European Athletics Championships, marking the first time the championships have been held in the UK. Last year, Wightman won silver in the 1500m at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, and won the World title back 2022. ...