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	Usain Bolt: The Fastest Man on Earth By Kerry McCarthy on 05/07/2011 11:00:00 Does sprint champion Usain Bolt revel in his status as a global icon or long for anonymity? RW talks to the man himself into a grin of acceptance and sits up to allow for better pictures.Usain Bolt is back on message.From runner to world iconThe last time RW interviewed Usain Bolt, he had just broken the 100m world record for the first time (New York, May 2008), and did so

	Usain Bolt: The Fastest Man on Earth (Preview) By Kerry McCarthy on 05/07/2011 11:00:00 Does sprint champion Usain Bolt revel in his status as a global icon or long for anonymity? RW talks to the man himself into a grin of acceptance and sits up to allow for better pictures.Usain Bolt is back on message.From runner to world iconThe last time RW interviewed Usain Bolt, he had just broken the 100m world record for the first time (New York, May 2008), and did so

	Career Defining Moments: Usain Bolt By on 05/07/2011 11:00:00 Chart the lighting bolt's career highs and lows Born: Trelawney, JamaicaDOB: August 21, 1986 (24 years old)Height: 6ft 5"Weight: 95kgEvents: 100m, 200m, 4 x 100mClub: Racers Track ClubJuly 2003: Bolt wins the IAAF World Youth Championships in the 200m with a time of 20.40April 2004: Bolt turns

	Fat or Fiction? Why You Should Be Wary Of Your BMI By Michael Donlevy on 12/08/2009 16:52:17 Budding runners may be overweight, according to the Body Mass Index. But despite being used by the government to measure obesity, you shouldn't be put off by this outdated and unscientific formula successor, Usain Bolt, is not, but that is because he's 200ft tall and runs on wheels. How elite athletes' BMIs comparePaula RadcliffeHeight 5'7" Weight (kg) 54BMI 18.0 (Underweight) Haile GebrselassieHeight 5'4" Weight (kg) 56BMI 20.5 (Normal Weight

	Welcome to our new Yoga for Runners blog By on 12/04/2011 17:20:18 In the first instalment of our new blog, Team RW takes up yoga in a bid to out-stretch injury. Kerry McCarthy is senior writer for Runner's World magazine. He has run 10 marathons, raced Usain Bolt and trained with Paula Radcliffe - but he hasn't been able to touch his toes since he was a child.Hello and welcome to our new Yoga for Runners

	Mark Lewis-Francis: Sprinting's Comeback Kid By Dominique Brady on 03/11/2010 17:34:30 Returning from Delhi with a medal haul and renewed lottery funding, we catch up with England and GB sprinter Mark Lewis-Francis. . I've stayed in much worse places.Q. You'll be competing against Usain Bolt, Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay on next year. What's your strategy for taking them on?A. We all know that Usain Bolt is an amazing athlete and he can run 9.5, but he doesn't run 9

	New Year, New You: Setting Goals By Alice Palmer on 01/01/2010 16:00:57 If you find yourself picking - and then failing to achieve - the same goals year after year, it's time to master the art of effective goal-setting performance. In the 2009 Berlin World Championships for example, Tyson Gay finished second to Usain Bolt in the 100m. If his sole objective had been to beat Bolt (an outcome goal), he would have come away disappointed. However, Gay did run a new US record (9

	BIG Speedwork Index By Runner's World on 09/06/2009 16:48:33 Take the 'work' out of speedwork with this one-stop shop for fitting in the fast stuff, crammed with the pick of our expert advice and information new PB, this is the ideal place for wannabe Usain Bolts everywhere. If you're pushed for time and can only read one article now, we'd recommend this one:60-Second Guide: Speedwork Get off on the right foot with this introduction to speedwork, packed

	UKA Aviva Athlete Profile: Jessica Ennis By on 17/06/2010 14:54:56 Meet the UK's hottest athletics talent in our series profiling the summer's sporting stars (in association with UKA) of awe-inspiring athletics hosted by UKA, featuring some of the world's top athletes.Last summer’s UKA action saw Usain Bolt dominate in Crystal Palace and Phillips Idowu and Jessica Ennis translate Birmingham success into global gold. This year

	My VLM 2010: NotReallyARunner (6:10) By NotReallyARunner on 04/05/2010 21:37:52 When my right arm was really aching the next day, I realised that it was from all the high-fives with the kids along the way – great fun! their finishing tactics –"Do we go for the sprint finish now, or shall we save it a little?""Sprint finish? I can hardly stand up!"Suddenly, a gorilla burst through between us and did his Usain Bolt impression to the line. I knew I couldn’t match him for speed