.The festival is being screened at 30 participating cinemas around the country over three thrill-themed nights: Endurance, Adrenaline and High Altitude Adventure.The inspirational ode to trail running 5 Races, 5 Continents features in the Endurance night

, Run Fatboy Run, the Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner and far more tenuously (but a team favourite) Cool Runnings - we've watched them too many times to mention. So with a beer in hand, we settled back hoping to be impressed.The premise of Fast

with victories and medals, the summer of 1985 stands out. Over a period of 19 days, Cram set world records in the 1500m, Mile and 2000m. His British 1500m record still stands.We caught up with the running legend-turned-pundit to discover why Britain's middle

difference between the two in terms of training volume (though beginners might keep their long runs below 13 miles), and you'll also need a marathon-style approach to diet, rest, mental strength, and the all-important taper. Tapering for a half

something different. Nike runs a programme called the Oregon Project, headed up by legendary coach Alberto Salazar. His aim is to even up the playing field in distance running and break the dominance of the Africans. The facilities are unbelievable. Alan

, for it to sink in after winning Olympic gold. I really couldn’t believe it. I kept thinking it was going to go away. Your life changes over night and you’re caught up in this conveyor belt of so many exciting things. I remember trying to race as well, which

Until the events of a Beijing night four years ago you could ask anyone to name Jamaica’s most famous son and the answer would undoubtedly be: ‘Bob Marley’. But such is the iconic status of the man now sitting in the courtyard of Marley’s former