Elite & professional athletes
Profiles and stories of top-level runners.
David Laney
Sitting in the garden, behind the house where David Laney is staying in Chamonix ahead of his fourth attempt at the UTMB, he appears to be his usual calm self. But before we start talking about David’s upcoming attempt at 100 miles of mountain trails …
EXCLUSIVE: Lucy and the Larapinta
After a crazy last 18 months of lockdowns and cancelled races, many athletes sought out ways to challenge themselves that were different from what they were used to. Professional trail runner Lucy Bartholomew has carved out a stellar career for herself, winning and …
Sofia Gonzalez – Overcoming Barriers
A couple of years ago, organisational psychologist and bestselling author Adam Grant wrote an article in the New York Times in which he argued that adults should stop asking children what they want to be when they grow up.
Forgotten Champion
What I love most about running? Going fast. I am sure this is the case for almost all of us: the desire to do better, to run faster, to gain that ever-elusive PB. After several years of running I have come to value the running community.
The Legend of Alain Mimoun
In Like the Wind issue #8 runner and author Pat Butcher told the story of a man whose running destiny would forever be intertwined with perhaps the greatest distance runner of all time, Emil Zatopek.
Reinhard Kleist: An Olympic Dream
Samia Yusuf Omar was born in Somalia in 1991, the first of six children. Born into poverty and part of one of the country’s minority ethnic groups, Samia had to overcome many barriers on the way to becoming an athlete.
Scott Jurek: The Wisdom of Hippie Dan
Hippie Dan made Thunder Cookies that were like chocolate chip cookies on steroids, with oatmeal and whole wheat flour and peanut butter and tons of butter. They were the best cookies I had ever tasted.