Like the Wind Storytelling

Stories exploring the culture, history and social issues endemic to the world of running – connecting a global community of runners who believe in the power of putting one foot in front of the other.

Ink That Runs

Ink That Runs

The smell of nervous sweat on skin, a dull throb during a two-hour session, low sugar levels, that weird feeling of euphoria when it’s over and the subsequent kick of adrenalin that can often become addictive.

Anton Krupicka & Stance Socks

Anton Krupicka & Stance Socks

In our last blog post we brought you news from Chamonix where we launched Issue #10 and held a UTMB after-party with Stance Socks and Strava. Well we’re still buzzing from that experience which will live long in the memory …

UTMB with Strava and Stance

UTMB with Strava and Stance

Like the Wind have returned from Chamonix where for the second year running we launched the latest edition of the magazine. And what a week it was! We were treated to some fantastic weather, brilliant running and …

Can you hear me running?

Can you hear me running?

Louise Breckon-Richards, a performer who loses her voice to a rare condition and decides to overcome it by running the London Marathon. Louise embarks on a journey to re-find her voice and meets …

On Your Marks! Set! Chug!

On Your Marks! Set! Chug!

Beer and running are undoubtedly a match made in heaven. But for most runners, the idea is a couple of cold drafts to refresh and reward after a run. For a few hardy folk, though, the beers and running happen concurrently.

A Line in the Sand

A Line in the Sand

I remember being six years old and my dad explaining to us how our white Ford Escort estate came to be covered in strange red droplets one spring morning. It was Saharan sand, blown thousands of kilometres north until it reached …

Bring me Joy

Bring me Joy

I was fortunate to grow up in South Africa, where sport is almost as important as an education – some might say more important. Circumstances meant that my path into adulthood was driven by teachers and coaches …

Where my feet take me

Where my feet take me

In 2012, I became the first Saudi Arabian woman to compete in track and field at the Olympics. My route to the games was definitely atypical; it was something I never had anticipated — even a year prior to the 2012 games.

Right to Movement

Right to Movement

Taking pictures at the first ever Palestinian marathon was quite the journey. The race itself marked the realisation of an ambitious and heartfelt project from two girls — Lärke Hein and Signe Fischer.