Chris Thompson, a 2:10 marathoner and 4:01 miler, will be firing the proverbial starting gun at 9am. on Bank Holiday Monday May 5 for the second annual Bannister Community Mile.

We take a look at the age-group masters results from Sunday's big race with Kenyans leading the way ahead of a number of impressive British veterans ...

Richard Bartram took the opening 5km event in 14:47 as his Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets club battled for supremacy with Channel Island visitors Jersey Spartan. Luke Holmes was a close second for ...

Seventy-one years after Roger Bannister ran the world’s first sub-four-minute mile and Diane Leather became the first woman to break five minutes for the distance, Faith Kipyegon will attack the ...

An exclusive Q&A with the 2021 European indoor 1500m silver medallist, who is balancing Hyrox ambitions with her 26.2 mile debut in the British capital For over a decade, Holly Archer was mostly ...

Jacob Kiplimo is set for “the most fascinating marathon debut ever”, according to London Marathon event director Hugh Brasher. A sub-two-hour marathon on the streets of London on Sunday (April ...

Former AW writer Steve Smythe will tackle 26.2 miles for the 50th consecutive year this weekend and here he outlines the lessons he’s learned over the past half century While a few big names ...

The North East clubs seem to be the keenest advocates of relay running as Elswick Harriers put on another event that attracted some of the best and it was 2024 Inter-Counties winner Calum Johnson ...

The Kenyan athlete became the first woman in history to run a sub-2:10 marathon after clocking 2:09:56 in Chicago last year Ruth Chepng’etich, who shattered the world marathon record and became ...

A common problem in the world of sports is injuries. Getting hurt can prevent you from playing for weeks or even months, regardless of whether you’re a weekend player, a professional athlete, or ...

The recently released PUMA Fast-R Nitro Elite 3 promises to improve running economy and in turn, help propel you to a new personal best.

Sophie Pikett (Elswick Harriers) ran equal fastest time with Lydia Turner, 2025 Elswick Harriers Good Friday Road Relays, Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne. Photo: David T. Hewitson/Sports for All Pics ...