Here's a list of key running statistics based on sources including the Big Running Survey, which canvased the opinions of 2,700 runners on their running practices, motivations and attitudes. Follow the links for more detail. …
Author: Neil Baxter
300 years before the 'first' modern Olympics in Athens in 1896, a hill in the Cotswolds saw the first reincarnation of the ancient Greek Olympic tradition. And it's still going today. …
Taken at face value, the Big Running Survey data suggests that women are indeed less competitive than men. Only 16% of the women surveyed reported a strong motivation to do …
Before Victorian values spoiled the fun, women were full participants in the lively world of rural running. …
Explore the history of running through a set of articles examining some of the unexpected stories from the sport's long and colourful history. …
There is a paradox at the heart of running: It is simultaneously the most accessible of sports and one of the most socially elitist. …
Why do I spend so much of my time researching running? I’ve been asked variants of this question on many occasions… I’ve even asked it myself a couple of times …
I was at the University of Warwick for the first VIBE workshop last week. It’s part of a course that aims to help final year PhD students and early career …
