Category Archives: Stories
Remembering Joss Naylor
From time to time a single athlete defines a part of the running world. Usain [...]
Jul
ONLY THE BRAVE : THE SPEED PROJECT
You’ve got to have some nerve to take on The Speed Project, the legendary 340-mile [...]
Jun
Under African Skies
“Wear some woolies if you want.” For a morning run in Ethiopia? Pull the other one. Come [...]
Jun
Global Running Day: LtW Stories from Around the World
Like the Wind is published by a team dedicated to sharing meaningful storytelling about running. [...]
Jun
Running on Thin Ice
This is Swedish Lapland. Lying inside the Arctic Circle, it’s Europe’s last remaining wilderness and [...]
Jun
Run for Freedom
Nike! Nike! Nenikekamen!” “Victory! Victory! Rejoice, we conquer!” 490BC. Pheidippides, a messenger, finally arrives at the [...]
Jun
It’s uniquely your challenge. And your reason why.
When it comes to running, everyone is engaged in a solo battle. Whether the athlete [...]
Mar
Hakone
“It’s the greatest race you’ve never heard of: the Hakone Ekiden. Lots of races may [...]
Feb
Still waiting for the change
Just after 11.30am on 5 November 2006, Samia Akbar took a last right turn in [...]
Feb
enough is enough
I ran every night in the dark and had felt pretty comfortable. A man blocked [...]
Feb