With every finish line and every training mile, we all register our small acts of heroism. But some runners take our sport’s power beyond themselves, saving lives, uniting and inspiring. Here are the stories of some true running heroes.The Life

Since launching our Heroes of Running Awards 2009, we’ve been inundated with tales of inspirational individuals who’ve achieved incredible running feats. Here is the final shortlist for our most prestigious award - the Jane Tomlinson Inspiration

Did I ever tell you about the time I nearly froze to death on the remote Atlantic island of South Georgia? While running solo across the ice cap, I’d fallen into a swamp of frozen guano. My blood had attained the colour and consistency of blackcurrant jam before I struggled to te...

A runner’s body is like a tent on a windy hillside. The poles are your big muscles – the quads, hamstrings, glutes and abs – that keep you upright and moving. But to keep the tent stable, you need ropes and pegs.These come in the form of your supporting muscles, and they need to ...

shoulder, “but for every brilliantly talented piss-artist in the annals of running, there are 10 true heroes who attain the pinnacle of fitness by dogged discipline and ascetic self-denial.”“True,” smirks the devil on my right, “but they’re always bloody

and disastrous. I started off imitating my favourite Ethiopian running heroes. Now, suddenly, I’ve switched to imitating Fats Domino. Then, to relieve my pain and depression, my OMO pictures me at the finish line: there I am, breasting the tape just millimetres

rationale – one that might satisfy their gaping spouses and incredulous colleagues. Wait! They have it! They’re doing it for Charity! So even if they explode at mile five in a cloud of atomised vomit, they’ll still be heroes. It’s a no-lose situation.If I

, hero) has done his back in again. And my Achilles is playing me up something rotten.”“I can just picture it,” mused Sandra, drily. “Like an episode of Last Of The Summer Wine.” The course encompassed the whole of Dartmoor in a wide, sweeping circle

Untitled DocumentThe Runner's World Personal Best Awards aim to recognise and reward the products and services that have helped make your running so enjoyable and enriching.This year, to accommodate the Heroes of Running Awards, we had Awards

Tri idiots (heroes) need a complete rest day because we need our arms for bike and swimming. But if you're marathon only, and you're not weight training your legs, upper body training shouldn't be an issue. If you were complaining of fatigue